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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 995 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. out
  3. light
  4. happy
  5. down
  6. small
  7. empty
  8. far
  9. pull
  10. strong
  11. short
  12. hot
  13. girl
  14. night
  15. lose
  16. bottom
  17. last
  18. small
  19. dark
  20. soft
  21. stop
  22. sell
  23. first
  24. take
  25. enemy
  26. poor
  27. hot
  28. win
  29. awake
  30. wet
  31. hard
  32. short
  33. heavy
  34. empty
  35. day
  36. weak
  37. below
  38. slow
  39. sit
  40. evening

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