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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 160 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) happy (d) wet

Answer key

  1. early
  2. young
  3. awake
  4. hard
  5. close
  6. heavy
  7. sad
  8. small
  9. fast
  10. far
  11. cold
  12. night
  13. last
  14. late
  15. friend
  16. pull
  17. stand
  18. hot
  19. empty
  20. slow
  21. happy
  22. take
  23. light
  24. dark
  25. empty
  26. last
  27. day
  28. wet
  29. hard
  30. short
  31. far
  32. dirty
  33. winter
  34. slow
  35. quiet
  36. light
  37. slow
  38. weak
  39. asleep
  40. outside

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