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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 845 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) cry (d) push
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. far
  3. young
  4. night
  5. hot
  6. happy
  7. cry
  8. night
  9. last
  10. hard
  11. slow
  12. stop
  13. out
  14. near
  15. late
  16. light
  17. wet
  18. short
  19. slow
  20. last
  21. out
  22. buy
  23. close
  24. hot
  25. small
  26. far
  27. weak
  28. early
  29. start
  30. dark
  31. girl
  32. slow
  33. soft
  34. pull
  35. short
  36. enemy
  37. dirty
  38. hot
  39. asleep
  40. summer

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