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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 302 · 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 “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. weak
  3. last
  4. heavy
  5. hot
  6. small
  7. last
  8. asleep
  9. sell
  10. bottom
  11. empty
  12. late
  13. light
  14. dark
  15. top
  16. awake
  17. sit
  18. slow
  19. hot
  20. full
  21. asleep
  22. hot
  23. short
  24. night
  25. dry
  26. hard
  27. go
  28. short
  29. pull
  30. near
  31. quiet
  32. old
  33. far
  34. friend
  35. short
  36. happy
  37. weak
  38. take
  39. hard
  40. light

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