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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 146 · 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 “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark

Answer key

  1. early
  2. empty
  3. first
  4. light
  5. night
  6. young
  7. heavy
  8. girl
  9. short
  10. slow
  11. below
  12. slow
  13. cold
  14. slow
  15. start
  16. in
  17. far
  18. old
  19. boy
  20. rich
  21. dirty
  22. thin
  23. big
  24. full
  25. last
  26. hot
  27. asleep
  28. fast
  29. enemy
  30. weak
  31. last
  32. hot
  33. hard
  34. out
  35. top
  36. close
  37. out
  38. night
  39. soft
  40. dark

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