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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 100 · 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) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside

Answer key

  1. small
  2. soft
  3. day
  4. hot
  5. awake
  6. pull
  7. quiet
  8. dark
  9. lose
  10. top
  11. short
  12. last
  13. heavy
  14. stop
  15. slow
  16. light
  17. hot
  18. slow
  19. last
  20. happy
  21. night
  22. bottom
  23. in
  24. out
  25. weak
  26. hard
  27. short
  28. light
  29. near
  30. girl
  31. hard
  32. hot
  33. poor
  34. take
  35. full
  36. wet
  37. asleep
  38. far
  39. sad
  40. outside

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