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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 126 · 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) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. old
  3. soft
  4. hot
  5. empty
  6. asleep
  7. dark
  8. asleep
  9. small
  10. top
  11. last
  12. happy
  13. fast
  14. night
  15. clean
  16. below
  17. take
  18. short
  19. hot
  20. boy
  21. day
  22. heavy
  23. empty
  24. slow
  25. sit
  26. cry
  27. pull
  28. lose
  29. down
  30. win
  31. small
  32. hard
  33. far
  34. out
  35. start
  36. young
  37. wet
  38. close
  39. short
  40. slow

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