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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 243 · 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 “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. hard
  3. dark
  4. short
  5. small
  6. soft
  7. heavy
  8. sad
  9. far
  10. last
  11. weak
  12. out
  13. summer
  14. below
  15. dirty
  16. far
  17. hot
  18. short
  19. thin
  20. friend
  21. slow
  22. top
  23. clean
  24. small
  25. young
  26. dry
  27. light
  28. wet
  29. awake
  30. close
  31. full
  32. pull
  33. night
  34. slow
  35. lose
  36. pull
  37. last
  38. short
  39. outside
  40. asleep

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