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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 786 · 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) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short

Answer key

  1. far
  2. last
  3. hard
  4. go
  5. dark
  6. dirty
  7. night
  8. empty
  9. out
  10. small
  11. slow
  12. fast
  13. quiet
  14. take
  15. last
  16. down
  17. winter
  18. small
  19. friend
  20. weak
  21. heavy
  22. slow
  23. in
  24. young
  25. empty
  26. buy
  27. short
  28. strong
  29. bottom
  30. pull
  31. light
  32. slow
  33. sell
  34. hot
  35. weak
  36. summer
  37. light
  38. day
  39. sad
  40. first

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