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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 194 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. young
  3. night
  4. last
  5. start
  6. short
  7. empty
  8. soft
  9. sit
  10. hot
  11. night
  12. small
  13. outside
  14. far
  15. light
  16. early
  17. clean
  18. strong
  19. asleep
  20. hard
  21. last
  22. out
  23. in
  24. near
  25. far
  26. friend
  27. dirty
  28. cold
  29. winter
  30. big
  31. hot
  32. dark
  33. weak
  34. slow
  35. close
  36. quiet
  37. first
  38. fast
  39. below
  40. day

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