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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 327 · 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 “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold

Answer key

  1. old
  2. big
  3. far
  4. weak
  5. far
  6. short
  7. asleep
  8. hot
  9. small
  10. above
  11. in
  12. out
  13. winter
  14. pull
  15. short
  16. quiet
  17. empty
  18. bottom
  19. heavy
  20. boy
  21. empty
  22. hot
  23. night
  24. early
  25. dark
  26. girl
  27. dry
  28. last
  29. young
  30. slow
  31. thin
  32. weak
  33. below
  34. slow
  35. go
  36. lose
  37. hard
  38. wet
  39. close
  40. cold

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