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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 881 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) fast (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) tall (d) heavy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. poor
  3. weak
  4. short
  5. strong
  6. sit
  7. evening
  8. sad
  9. enemy
  10. stop
  11. in
  12. hot
  13. young
  14. small
  15. old
  16. small
  17. boy
  18. asleep
  19. out
  20. out
  21. far
  22. first
  23. start
  24. last
  25. dirty
  26. slow
  27. full
  28. take
  29. pull
  30. last
  31. down
  32. far
  33. buy
  34. lose
  35. sell
  36. short
  37. weak
  38. hard
  39. top
  40. dry

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