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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 321 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short

Answer key

  1. last
  2. asleep
  3. small
  4. far
  5. out
  6. strong
  7. big
  8. sell
  9. weak
  10. slow
  11. happy
  12. young
  13. top
  14. hard
  15. dirty
  16. hot
  17. early
  18. girl
  19. sad
  20. out
  21. awake
  22. near
  23. night
  24. heavy
  25. close
  26. clean
  27. stand
  28. quiet
  29. late
  30. light
  31. small
  32. wet
  33. cry
  34. in
  35. stop
  36. weak
  37. above
  38. far
  39. pull
  40. short

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