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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 200 · 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) wet (d) weak
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. slow
  3. cry
  4. close
  5. dry
  6. sad
  7. out
  8. winter
  9. slow
  10. stop
  11. heavy
  12. weak
  13. in
  14. empty
  15. go
  16. last
  17. awake
  18. short
  19. below
  20. quiet
  21. outside
  22. far
  23. wet
  24. short
  25. night
  26. hot
  27. hot
  28. big
  29. top
  30. hot
  31. slow
  32. small
  33. sell
  34. late
  35. pull
  36. boy
  37. old
  38. short
  39. asleep
  40. full

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