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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 206 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. hard
  3. heavy
  4. friend
  5. pull
  6. night
  7. last
  8. hot
  9. stand
  10. wet
  11. first
  12. pull
  13. above
  14. clean
  15. buy
  16. young
  17. slow
  18. hot
  19. bottom
  20. go
  21. close
  22. top
  23. win
  24. early
  25. rich
  26. sell
  27. late
  28. asleep
  29. strong
  30. small
  31. weak
  32. empty
  33. asleep
  34. last
  35. light
  36. dirty
  37. hard
  38. small
  39. hot
  40. short

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