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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 363 · 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) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. sit
  3. slow
  4. slow
  5. small
  6. weak
  7. last
  8. late
  9. small
  10. short
  11. young
  12. lose
  13. empty
  14. happy
  15. heavy
  16. winter
  17. dirty
  18. in
  19. slow
  20. poor
  21. pull
  22. light
  23. big
  24. fast
  25. cry
  26. dark
  27. pull
  28. hot
  29. cold
  30. asleep
  31. hot
  32. dry
  33. far
  34. top
  35. rich
  36. girl
  37. boy
  38. far
  39. short
  40. hard

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