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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 214 · 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) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. short
  3. pull
  4. hot
  5. slow
  6. far
  7. empty
  8. first
  9. hot
  10. out
  11. night
  12. awake
  13. small
  14. buy
  15. happy
  16. short
  17. outside
  18. start
  19. big
  20. late
  21. clean
  22. dark
  23. above
  24. asleep
  25. poor
  26. young
  27. light
  28. last
  29. small
  30. pull
  31. empty
  32. take
  33. full
  34. cold
  35. rich
  36. hot
  37. near
  38. last
  39. strong
  40. old

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