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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 245 · 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) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. short
  2. hard
  3. stand
  4. late
  5. out
  6. early
  7. poor
  8. clean
  9. empty
  10. girl
  11. night
  12. far
  13. asleep
  14. hot
  15. friend
  16. small
  17. weak
  18. soft
  19. slow
  20. thin
  21. hot
  22. last
  23. dark
  24. fast
  25. boy
  26. last
  27. buy
  28. close
  29. top
  30. young
  31. heavy
  32. start
  33. pull
  34. bottom
  35. day
  36. hard
  37. win
  38. winter
  39. empty
  40. below

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