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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 842 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak

Answer key

  1. small
  2. empty
  3. young
  4. far
  5. dirty
  6. pull
  7. pull
  8. hard
  9. evening
  10. last
  11. light
  12. stop
  13. hot
  14. win
  15. go
  16. night
  17. sell
  18. far
  19. wet
  20. summer
  21. night
  22. cry
  23. out
  24. rich
  25. sad
  26. late
  27. take
  28. below
  29. hot
  30. stand
  31. boy
  32. slow
  33. soft
  34. day
  35. asleep
  36. short
  37. awake
  38. last
  39. start
  40. weak

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