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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 799 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. small
  3. cry
  4. top
  5. buy
  6. big
  7. soft
  8. stop
  9. dark
  10. down
  11. go
  12. happy
  13. pull
  14. out
  15. slow
  16. hard
  17. girl
  18. weak
  19. dirty
  20. far
  21. hard
  22. awake
  23. short
  24. pull
  25. empty
  26. day
  27. last
  28. clean
  29. hot
  30. night
  31. night
  32. first
  33. near
  34. hot
  35. short
  36. sit
  37. last
  38. slow
  39. sell
  40. weak

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