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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 112 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. slow
  3. thin
  4. down
  5. quiet
  6. early
  7. dark
  8. poor
  9. top
  10. last
  11. empty
  12. full
  13. hard
  14. big
  15. small
  16. hot
  17. weak
  18. bottom
  19. slow
  20. far
  21. short
  22. old
  23. far
  24. sad
  25. slow
  26. stop
  27. rich
  28. pull
  29. out
  30. weak
  31. night
  32. stand
  33. take
  34. young
  35. hot
  36. fast
  37. first
  38. sell
  39. last
  40. out

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