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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 87 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. far
  2. weak
  3. lose
  4. small
  5. bottom
  6. friend
  7. hot
  8. awake
  9. winter
  10. night
  11. below
  12. near
  13. old
  14. hot
  15. slow
  16. weak
  17. heavy
  18. young
  19. summer
  20. pull
  21. slow
  22. out
  23. empty
  24. cold
  25. cry
  26. take
  27. asleep
  28. dirty
  29. dark
  30. night
  31. last
  32. first
  33. asleep
  34. evening
  35. pull
  36. girl
  37. short
  38. clean
  39. strong
  40. light

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