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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 801 · 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 “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. far
  3. soft
  4. slow
  5. far
  6. pull
  7. lose
  8. asleep
  9. out
  10. awake
  11. hot
  12. asleep
  13. boy
  14. poor
  15. early
  16. sad
  17. full
  18. in
  19. empty
  20. cry
  21. heavy
  22. enemy
  23. last
  24. young
  25. hard
  26. day
  27. hot
  28. night
  29. light
  30. weak
  31. pull
  32. down
  33. dirty
  34. short
  35. small
  36. top
  37. quiet
  38. dark
  39. rich
  40. stop

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