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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 795 · 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: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. sad
  3. down
  4. hard
  5. short
  6. out
  7. last
  8. strong
  9. top
  10. night
  11. far
  12. last
  13. fast
  14. boy
  15. weak
  16. girl
  17. pull
  18. in
  19. dark
  20. slow
  21. sit
  22. hot
  23. empty
  24. near
  25. young
  26. slow
  27. evening
  28. small
  29. hot
  30. cold
  31. hot
  32. cry
  33. asleep
  34. stand
  35. old
  36. buy
  37. slow
  38. bottom
  39. far
  40. close

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