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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 882 · 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 sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing

Answer key

  1. night
  2. enemy
  3. soft
  4. hot
  5. small
  6. dark
  7. hard
  8. far
  9. short
  10. boy
  11. hot
  12. strong
  13. far
  14. weak
  15. pull
  16. small
  17. slow
  18. old
  19. empty
  20. pull
  21. slow
  22. sell
  23. night
  24. asleep
  25. summer
  26. last
  27. short
  28. poor
  29. cry
  30. awake
  31. clean
  32. late
  33. out
  34. win
  35. stop
  36. early
  37. fast
  38. start
  39. hard
  40. close

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