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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 778 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) late (d) quiet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. boy
  3. sad
  4. far
  5. slow
  6. out
  7. night
  8. cold
  9. poor
  10. thin
  11. close
  12. hot
  13. last
  14. old
  15. short
  16. cry
  17. sit
  18. dry
  19. above
  20. friend
  21. small
  22. asleep
  23. buy
  24. below
  25. go
  26. far
  27. strong
  28. short
  29. soft
  30. awake
  31. stand
  32. in
  33. short
  34. light
  35. near
  36. night
  37. out
  38. dark
  39. rich
  40. weak

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