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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 354 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. out
  3. night
  4. sit
  5. outside
  6. start
  7. slow
  8. small
  9. late
  10. wet
  11. soft
  12. weak
  13. dry
  14. last
  15. empty
  16. heavy
  17. light
  18. far
  19. dark
  20. thin
  21. light
  22. asleep
  23. short
  24. hard
  25. above
  26. empty
  27. below
  28. strong
  29. boy
  30. cold
  31. pull
  32. win
  33. hot
  34. short
  35. night
  36. old
  37. buy
  38. friend
  39. clean
  40. early

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