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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 379 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. hot
  3. empty
  4. summer
  5. hot
  6. thin
  7. poor
  8. close
  9. late
  10. pull
  11. heavy
  12. far
  13. asleep
  14. dark
  15. fast
  16. night
  17. go
  18. first
  19. cry
  20. bottom
  21. old
  22. last
  23. lose
  24. empty
  25. hard
  26. out
  27. winter
  28. short
  29. small
  30. slow
  31. soft
  32. out
  33. slow
  34. weak
  35. above
  36. awake
  37. rich
  38. stop
  39. hard
  40. near

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