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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 765 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver

Answer key

  1. far
  2. last
  3. hot
  4. small
  5. pull
  6. heavy
  7. asleep
  8. above
  9. hot
  10. outside
  11. young
  12. happy
  13. day
  14. light
  15. night
  16. stop
  17. short
  18. light
  19. slow
  20. late
  21. early
  22. dry
  23. short
  24. dark
  25. empty
  26. stand
  27. weak
  28. buy
  29. near
  30. in
  31. small
  32. down
  33. slow
  34. fast
  35. far
  36. rich
  37. pull
  38. night
  39. thin
  40. friend

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