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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 859 · 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: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  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 “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. night
  3. short
  4. happy
  5. poor
  6. light
  7. weak
  8. start
  9. last
  10. slow
  11. fast
  12. pull
  13. go
  14. win
  15. pull
  16. rich
  17. late
  18. short
  19. sad
  20. dry
  21. lose
  22. young
  23. first
  24. out
  25. bottom
  26. heavy
  27. cry
  28. hot
  29. cold
  30. strong
  31. dirty
  32. night
  33. old
  34. hot
  35. far
  36. hot
  37. winter
  38. down
  39. short
  40. day

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