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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 897 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. late
  3. small
  4. stop
  5. above
  6. slow
  7. sell
  8. far
  9. dark
  10. happy
  11. night
  12. evening
  13. hard
  14. hot
  15. short
  16. hot
  17. short
  18. enemy
  19. bottom
  20. young
  21. buy
  22. asleep
  23. sad
  24. last
  25. out
  26. summer
  27. slow
  28. boy
  29. weak
  30. take
  31. heavy
  32. thin
  33. sit
  34. start
  35. light
  36. rich
  37. below
  38. empty
  39. empty
  40. full

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