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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 830 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) early (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich

Answer key

  1. far
  2. go
  3. night
  4. out
  5. dark
  6. happy
  7. small
  8. hot
  9. sell
  10. top
  11. heavy
  12. asleep
  13. strong
  14. short
  15. short
  16. fast
  17. start
  18. slow
  19. asleep
  20. stand
  21. far
  22. hot
  23. big
  24. weak
  25. dirty
  26. pull
  27. poor
  28. empty
  29. slow
  30. lose
  31. last
  32. slow
  33. small
  34. short
  35. winter
  36. in
  37. hard
  38. early
  39. old
  40. rich

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