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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 829 · 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) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. hot
  3. hot
  4. take
  5. out
  6. dry
  7. far
  8. soft
  9. hot
  10. stand
  11. fast
  12. outside
  13. slow
  14. evening
  15. full
  16. weak
  17. small
  18. happy
  19. slow
  20. near
  21. empty
  22. short
  23. pull
  24. thin
  25. last
  26. dark
  27. short
  28. night
  29. heavy
  30. boy
  31. pull
  32. young
  33. cry
  34. close
  35. weak
  36. cold
  37. asleep
  38. small
  39. enemy
  40. short

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