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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 230 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. short
  2. wet
  3. empty
  4. hard
  5. fast
  6. go
  7. slow
  8. out
  9. heavy
  10. empty
  11. clean
  12. young
  13. pull
  14. top
  15. slow
  16. asleep
  17. small
  18. sit
  19. down
  20. below
  21. sell
  22. hard
  23. win
  24. take
  25. light
  26. late
  27. above
  28. last
  29. day
  30. boy
  31. dark
  32. summer
  33. rich
  34. hot
  35. cold
  36. far
  37. last
  38. bottom
  39. happy
  40. hot

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