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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 202 · 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 “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. big
  2. slow
  3. pull
  4. asleep
  5. out
  6. early
  7. bottom
  8. wet
  9. young
  10. small
  11. last
  12. hard
  13. rich
  14. hot
  15. summer
  16. dry
  17. slow
  18. empty
  19. fast
  20. win
  21. boy
  22. hot
  23. weak
  24. above
  25. far
  26. night
  27. heavy
  28. take
  29. empty
  30. happy
  31. quiet
  32. thin
  33. last
  34. dirty
  35. small
  36. night
  37. hot
  38. go
  39. out
  40. short

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