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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 129 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. sit
  3. small
  4. wet
  5. weak
  6. hot
  7. night
  8. hard
  9. soft
  10. friend
  11. cold
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. slow
  15. slow
  16. far
  17. pull
  18. dark
  19. hot
  20. lose
  21. old
  22. dry
  23. hard
  24. poor
  25. top
  26. heavy
  27. big
  28. day
  29. in
  30. late
  31. asleep
  32. small
  33. asleep
  34. pull
  35. night
  36. down
  37. last
  38. sad
  39. short
  40. slow

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