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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 841 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. take
  3. asleep
  4. short
  5. empty
  6. heavy
  7. young
  8. cry
  9. small
  10. small
  11. last
  12. go
  13. slow
  14. slow
  15. happy
  16. far
  17. far
  18. girl
  19. last
  20. winter
  21. close
  22. near
  23. out
  24. first
  25. in
  26. sit
  27. evening
  28. early
  29. full
  30. stop
  31. start
  32. awake
  33. weak
  34. dry
  35. pull
  36. wet
  37. poor
  38. down
  39. friend
  40. day

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