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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 872 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. cry
  3. slow
  4. young
  5. dirty
  6. empty
  7. hot
  8. out
  9. evening
  10. small
  11. hard
  12. small
  13. night
  14. pull
  15. hot
  16. short
  17. friend
  18. winter
  19. boy
  20. down
  21. awake
  22. late
  23. last
  24. dry
  25. clean
  26. girl
  27. start
  28. take
  29. light
  30. short
  31. last
  32. buy
  33. stand
  34. dark
  35. slow
  36. in
  37. asleep
  38. light
  39. close
  40. far

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