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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 832 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand

Answer key

  1. last
  2. go
  3. pull
  4. slow
  5. soft
  6. happy
  7. far
  8. out
  9. short
  10. bottom
  11. sit
  12. weak
  13. dark
  14. strong
  15. rich
  16. young
  17. enemy
  18. friend
  19. far
  20. above
  21. hot
  22. hot
  23. cold
  24. asleep
  25. heavy
  26. asleep
  27. fast
  28. empty
  29. stop
  30. last
  31. below
  32. weak
  33. cry
  34. out
  35. summer
  36. top
  37. night
  38. short
  39. take
  40. stand

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