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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 380 · 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 “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud

Answer key

  1. short
  2. hot
  3. far
  4. empty
  5. slow
  6. thin
  7. below
  8. slow
  9. asleep
  10. enemy
  11. cold
  12. night
  13. young
  14. small
  15. empty
  16. heavy
  17. outside
  18. dirty
  19. wet
  20. boy
  21. big
  22. weak
  23. girl
  24. start
  25. buy
  26. above
  27. hard
  28. night
  29. bottom
  30. dark
  31. small
  32. short
  33. late
  34. last
  35. summer
  36. near
  37. rich
  38. out
  39. sell
  40. slow

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