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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 299 · 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) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet

Answer key

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

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