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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 233 · 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 “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. short
  3. hot
  4. small
  5. dark
  6. slow
  7. empty
  8. heavy
  9. below
  10. night
  11. empty
  12. go
  13. take
  14. far
  15. far
  16. small
  17. young
  18. cold
  19. evening
  20. early
  21. clean
  22. hot
  23. old
  24. awake
  25. weak
  26. last
  27. girl
  28. bottom
  29. quiet
  30. asleep
  31. friend
  32. last
  33. out
  34. sit
  35. full
  36. boy
  37. outside
  38. slow
  39. hard
  40. above

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