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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 138 · 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 “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. out
  3. weak
  4. sit
  5. last
  6. top
  7. dirty
  8. in
  9. pull
  10. asleep
  11. empty
  12. hot
  13. heavy
  14. last
  15. slow
  16. night
  17. hard
  18. big
  19. happy
  20. awake
  21. short
  22. sad
  23. thin
  24. clean
  25. down
  26. empty
  27. weak
  28. small
  29. day
  30. above
  31. quiet
  32. near
  33. cry
  34. slow
  35. rich
  36. asleep
  37. start
  38. dark
  39. dry
  40. slow

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