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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 898 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  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 “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. small
  3. pull
  4. hot
  5. girl
  6. weak
  7. asleep
  8. far
  9. top
  10. hot
  11. poor
  12. out
  13. in
  14. cold
  15. slow
  16. short
  17. slow
  18. heavy
  19. winter
  20. lose
  21. slow
  22. soft
  23. far
  24. fast
  25. asleep
  26. close
  27. small
  28. summer
  29. night
  30. hard
  31. awake
  32. down
  33. big
  34. last
  35. take
  36. stand
  37. weak
  38. full
  39. sit
  40. below

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