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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 971 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. slow
  3. far
  4. hard
  5. first
  6. stand
  7. start
  8. asleep
  9. last
  10. clean
  11. sad
  12. rich
  13. heavy
  14. young
  15. hot
  16. soft
  17. in
  18. weak
  19. out
  20. slow
  21. cold
  22. top
  23. hot
  24. night
  25. outside
  26. lose
  27. late
  28. enemy
  29. buy
  30. small
  31. fast
  32. happy
  33. out
  34. close
  35. short
  36. full
  37. weak
  38. pull
  39. take
  40. asleep

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