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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 820 · 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 “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) cry (d) push
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. down
  2. stop
  3. hot
  4. awake
  5. night
  6. in
  7. short
  8. out
  9. cold
  10. dirty
  11. hot
  12. far
  13. empty
  14. slow
  15. cry
  16. sell
  17. last
  18. summer
  19. boy
  20. near
  21. short
  22. last
  23. buy
  24. out
  25. pull
  26. small
  27. friend
  28. weak
  29. thin
  30. hard
  31. below
  32. weak
  33. hot
  34. asleep
  35. slow
  36. soft
  37. quiet
  38. close
  39. outside
  40. night

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