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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 918 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy

Answer key

  1. small
  2. heavy
  3. hot
  4. out
  5. far
  6. night
  7. enemy
  8. short
  9. slow
  10. down
  11. dark
  12. rich
  13. friend
  14. empty
  15. far
  16. pull
  17. poor
  18. pull
  19. below
  20. dirty
  21. short
  22. asleep
  23. full
  24. thin
  25. cold
  26. near
  27. strong
  28. night
  29. young
  30. slow
  31. hot
  32. close
  33. top
  34. winter
  35. last
  36. girl
  37. weak
  38. hot
  39. empty
  40. hard

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