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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 401 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) dry (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. small
  3. young
  4. dry
  5. enemy
  6. hot
  7. winter
  8. far
  9. evening
  10. early
  11. win
  12. weak
  13. down
  14. quiet
  15. heavy
  16. slow
  17. sell
  18. empty
  19. night
  20. empty
  21. hard
  22. wet
  23. thin
  24. first
  25. short
  26. big
  27. night
  28. take
  29. last
  30. cry
  31. poor
  32. slow
  33. out
  34. hot
  35. asleep
  36. hot
  37. top
  38. pull
  39. clean
  40. buy

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