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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 111 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. dry
  3. close
  4. hot
  5. near
  6. slow
  7. go
  8. girl
  9. sit
  10. summer
  11. night
  12. thin
  13. young
  14. winter
  15. far
  16. full
  17. heavy
  18. small
  19. take
  20. poor
  21. last
  22. hard
  23. stop
  24. light
  25. slow
  26. strong
  27. day
  28. boy
  29. short
  30. win
  31. last
  32. wet
  33. empty
  34. cold
  35. slow
  36. hard
  37. pull
  38. in
  39. weak
  40. small

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