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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 314 · 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 “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  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 “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. hot
  3. near
  4. short
  5. slow
  6. quiet
  7. out
  8. big
  9. soft
  10. last
  11. awake
  12. pull
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. fast
  16. slow
  17. winter
  18. day
  19. take
  20. asleep
  21. asleep
  22. empty
  23. first
  24. heavy
  25. dark
  26. weak
  27. happy
  28. hot
  29. dirty
  30. small
  31. bottom
  32. cold
  33. win
  34. top
  35. small
  36. old
  37. lose
  38. night
  39. short
  40. above

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