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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 205 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter

Answer key

  1. last
  2. young
  3. day
  4. small
  5. heavy
  6. out
  7. night
  8. small
  9. go
  10. light
  11. slow
  12. clean
  13. pull
  14. slow
  15. happy
  16. hot
  17. last
  18. cry
  19. far
  20. dark
  21. early
  22. wet
  23. hard
  24. dry
  25. sell
  26. down
  27. slow
  28. short
  29. awake
  30. full
  31. short
  32. boy
  33. night
  34. weak
  35. late
  36. weak
  37. sit
  38. stand
  39. bottom
  40. winter

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