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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 195 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full

Answer key

  1. short
  2. weak
  3. dirty
  4. short
  5. night
  6. young
  7. stand
  8. slow
  9. heavy
  10. dry
  11. asleep
  12. rich
  13. take
  14. last
  15. slow
  16. outside
  17. first
  18. last
  19. friend
  20. thin
  21. hot
  22. far
  23. out
  24. lose
  25. small
  26. win
  27. soft
  28. dark
  29. evening
  30. pull
  31. wet
  32. weak
  33. slow
  34. hard
  35. happy
  36. boy
  37. down
  38. full
  39. far
  40. hot

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