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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 325 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. light
  3. short
  4. start
  5. young
  6. heavy
  7. slow
  8. take
  9. soft
  10. short
  11. empty
  12. wet
  13. hot
  14. below
  15. pull
  16. weak
  17. night
  18. small
  19. slow
  20. win
  21. empty
  22. awake
  23. dry
  24. near
  25. hard
  26. full
  27. last
  28. light
  29. big
  30. strong
  31. sad
  32. outside
  33. bottom
  34. thin
  35. top
  36. last
  37. down
  38. old
  39. boy
  40. short

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