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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 317 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. slow
  3. last
  4. out
  5. early
  6. close
  7. big
  8. hot
  9. boy
  10. night
  11. dirty
  12. small
  13. first
  14. above
  15. day
  16. asleep
  17. hot
  18. poor
  19. young
  20. buy
  21. late
  22. summer
  23. thin
  24. dark
  25. night
  26. dry
  27. last
  28. happy
  29. short
  30. top
  31. weak
  32. quiet
  33. full
  34. light
  35. short
  36. out
  37. in
  38. slow
  39. cry
  40. enemy

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