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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 249 · 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 “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. slow
  3. hard
  4. win
  5. young
  6. last
  7. dry
  8. small
  9. weak
  10. pull
  11. light
  12. last
  13. dark
  14. weak
  15. strong
  16. big
  17. fast
  18. thin
  19. wet
  20. short
  21. slow
  22. night
  23. in
  24. hot
  25. above
  26. far
  27. outside
  28. old
  29. dirty
  30. hot
  31. stand
  32. start
  33. out
  34. near
  35. hot
  36. asleep
  37. heavy
  38. friend
  39. empty
  40. hard

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