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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 831 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. below
  3. night
  4. light
  5. pull
  6. dirty
  7. heavy
  8. fast
  9. hot
  10. sell
  11. small
  12. cry
  13. down
  14. evening
  15. short
  16. weak
  17. small
  18. bottom
  19. buy
  20. hot
  21. empty
  22. slow
  23. asleep
  24. wet
  25. poor
  26. out
  27. last
  28. late
  29. quiet
  30. dark
  31. far
  32. girl
  33. summer
  34. weak
  35. take
  36. happy
  37. old
  38. cold
  39. short
  40. night

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