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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 973 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud

Answer key

  1. out
  2. boy
  3. last
  4. dry
  5. heavy
  6. hard
  7. win
  8. short
  9. wet
  10. down
  11. early
  12. cry
  13. slow
  14. young
  15. sad
  16. out
  17. enemy
  18. stand
  19. clean
  20. weak
  21. soft
  22. asleep
  23. sell
  24. big
  25. small
  26. far
  27. full
  28. old
  29. short
  30. hot
  31. slow
  32. below
  33. happy
  34. night
  35. night
  36. pull
  37. hot
  38. hot
  39. light
  40. weak

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