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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 143 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast

Answer key

  1. small
  2. happy
  3. hard
  4. out
  5. weak
  6. pull
  7. thin
  8. last
  9. day
  10. weak
  11. empty
  12. in
  13. winter
  14. near
  15. girl
  16. win
  17. awake
  18. hot
  19. slow
  20. hot
  21. asleep
  22. rich
  23. first
  24. cry
  25. dry
  26. far
  27. sit
  28. slow
  29. night
  30. out
  31. hot
  32. night
  33. light
  34. short
  35. small
  36. asleep
  37. wet
  38. go
  39. empty
  40. soft

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