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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 754 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early

Answer key

  1. small
  2. happy
  3. weak
  4. pull
  5. last
  6. dry
  7. far
  8. sad
  9. down
  10. hot
  11. lose
  12. old
  13. win
  14. enemy
  15. empty
  16. night
  17. boy
  18. hard
  19. summer
  20. stand
  21. last
  22. out
  23. pull
  24. dark
  25. asleep
  26. hard
  27. hot
  28. heavy
  29. stop
  30. young
  31. big
  32. go
  33. slow
  34. slow
  35. strong
  36. short
  37. cold
  38. empty
  39. early
  40. below

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