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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 955 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry

Answer key

  1. down
  2. hot
  3. sit
  4. sell
  5. day
  6. hard
  7. far
  8. weak
  9. small
  10. big
  11. short
  12. stand
  13. small
  14. summer
  15. dirty
  16. light
  17. buy
  18. hot
  19. out
  20. boy
  21. light
  22. night
  23. hot
  24. empty
  25. empty
  26. quiet
  27. pull
  28. last
  29. happy
  30. slow
  31. bottom
  32. stop
  33. cold
  34. awake
  35. dark
  36. last
  37. old
  38. first
  39. full
  40. early

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