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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 823 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. pull
  3. dry
  4. night
  5. hard
  6. start
  7. hot
  8. boy
  9. soft
  10. cry
  11. summer
  12. slow
  13. above
  14. poor
  15. pull
  16. small
  17. outside
  18. winter
  19. young
  20. last
  21. heavy
  22. awake
  23. short
  24. take
  25. old
  26. happy
  27. rich
  28. bottom
  29. weak
  30. hot
  31. weak
  32. day
  33. early
  34. out
  35. dark
  36. sad
  37. short
  38. empty
  39. buy
  40. cold

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