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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 276 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. small
  2. light
  3. hard
  4. bottom
  5. pull
  6. happy
  7. slow
  8. friend
  9. far
  10. rich
  11. night
  12. below
  13. day
  14. empty
  15. fast
  16. dark
  17. hot
  18. out
  19. strong
  20. heavy
  21. near
  22. young
  23. clean
  24. slow
  25. boy
  26. hot
  27. in
  28. go
  29. last
  30. take
  31. cry
  32. win
  33. hot
  34. big
  35. buy
  36. weak
  37. full
  38. top
  39. sell
  40. short

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