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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 170 · 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 “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) cold (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot

Answer key

  1. small
  2. early
  3. hot
  4. far
  5. last
  6. weak
  7. near
  8. sad
  9. weak
  10. buy
  11. small
  12. rich
  13. young
  14. empty
  15. slow
  16. heavy
  17. hard
  18. down
  19. first
  20. hard
  21. below
  22. slow
  23. dirty
  24. last
  25. fast
  26. go
  27. out
  28. asleep
  29. asleep
  30. short
  31. lose
  32. summer
  33. night
  34. win
  35. soft
  36. awake
  37. light
  38. poor
  39. clean
  40. out

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