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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 152 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  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 “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) late (d) quiet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. last
  2. hard
  3. first
  4. dirty
  5. in
  6. light
  7. empty
  8. heavy
  9. pull
  10. late
  11. slow
  12. light
  13. dark
  14. slow
  15. strong
  16. thin
  17. hot
  18. weak
  19. outside
  20. lose
  21. dry
  22. friend
  23. far
  24. out
  25. empty
  26. out
  27. young
  28. fast
  29. short
  30. win
  31. cold
  32. close
  33. happy
  34. hot
  35. above
  36. clean
  37. small
  38. night
  39. small
  40. go

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