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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 277 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. slow
  3. day
  4. far
  5. sad
  6. out
  7. fast
  8. down
  9. slow
  10. last
  11. quiet
  12. hot
  13. empty
  14. short
  15. cold
  16. weak
  17. poor
  18. hot
  19. late
  20. small
  21. in
  22. strong
  23. asleep
  24. near
  25. light
  26. pull
  27. asleep
  28. wet
  29. winter
  30. last
  31. full
  32. far
  33. awake
  34. small
  35. young
  36. enemy
  37. short
  38. dark
  39. hard
  40. sit

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