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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 362 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) tree (d) cloud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday

Answer key

  1. short
  2. stop
  3. night
  4. dark
  5. strong
  6. asleep
  7. last
  8. sad
  9. late
  10. lose
  11. weak
  12. hot
  13. enemy
  14. light
  15. small
  16. top
  17. slow
  18. boy
  19. hot
  20. first
  21. wet
  22. far
  23. pull
  24. heavy
  25. dry
  26. day
  27. soft
  28. out
  29. girl
  30. poor
  31. small
  32. night
  33. big
  34. near
  35. below
  36. start
  37. short
  38. slow
  39. rich
  40. winter

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