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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 193 · 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 “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. last
  3. young
  4. empty
  5. hot
  6. full
  7. slow
  8. weak
  9. dry
  10. light
  11. top
  12. out
  13. clean
  14. short
  15. night
  16. pull
  17. thin
  18. slow
  19. slow
  20. rich
  21. first
  22. stand
  23. hot
  24. far
  25. dirty
  26. fast
  27. down
  28. dark
  29. hard
  30. happy
  31. boy
  32. old
  33. short
  34. cold
  35. empty
  36. out
  37. start
  38. far
  39. last
  40. near

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