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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 295 · 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 “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  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: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. last
  3. slow
  4. short
  5. hard
  6. win
  7. asleep
  8. cold
  9. pull
  10. out
  11. young
  12. light
  13. start
  14. below
  15. winter
  16. short
  17. night
  18. small
  19. weak
  20. last
  21. down
  22. empty
  23. asleep
  24. hot
  25. take
  26. soft
  27. slow
  28. pull
  29. outside
  30. heavy
  31. far
  32. enemy
  33. empty
  34. out
  35. summer
  36. dark
  37. go
  38. lose
  39. thin
  40. sad

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