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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 231 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. hard
  3. far
  4. empty
  5. short
  6. empty
  7. small
  8. heavy
  9. hot
  10. hot
  11. weak
  12. happy
  13. near
  14. old
  15. cry
  16. clean
  17. cold
  18. slow
  19. outside
  20. small
  21. stop
  22. girl
  23. late
  24. fast
  25. young
  26. pull
  27. last
  28. short
  29. poor
  30. win
  31. dark
  32. winter
  33. wet
  34. pull
  35. short
  36. slow
  37. far
  38. strong
  39. hot
  40. below

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