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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 169 · 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 “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. small
  3. friend
  4. last
  5. wet
  6. cold
  7. sell
  8. hard
  9. win
  10. light
  11. poor
  12. short
  13. slow
  14. clean
  15. asleep
  16. heavy
  17. night
  18. night
  19. summer
  20. far
  21. slow
  22. far
  23. weak
  24. sit
  25. out
  26. empty
  27. thin
  28. near
  29. close
  30. in
  31. day
  32. big
  33. hot
  34. hot
  35. bottom
  36. short
  37. quiet
  38. outside
  39. awake
  40. last

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