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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 212 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. full
  3. young
  4. asleep
  5. slow
  6. sad
  7. hard
  8. far
  9. light
  10. heavy
  11. lose
  12. night
  13. top
  14. empty
  15. slow
  16. girl
  17. start
  18. take
  19. enemy
  20. out
  21. stand
  22. cold
  23. short
  24. night
  25. down
  26. below
  27. hot
  28. weak
  29. light
  30. small
  31. last
  32. hot
  33. far
  34. dark
  35. short
  36. happy
  37. quiet
  38. soft
  39. day
  40. weak

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