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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. first
  2. slow
  3. small
  4. boy
  5. dirty
  6. short
  7. last
  8. far
  9. take
  10. far
  11. night
  12. girl
  13. empty
  14. empty
  15. dark
  16. go
  17. top
  18. heavy
  19. pull
  20. below
  21. weak
  22. late
  23. hot
  24. hot
  25. close
  26. sad
  27. fast
  28. near
  29. pull
  30. short
  31. light
  32. hot
  33. last
  34. wet
  35. soft
  36. friend
  37. cold
  38. small
  39. win
  40. thin

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