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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 405 · 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 “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) early (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. soft
  3. thin
  4. out
  5. cold
  6. light
  7. awake
  8. cry
  9. happy
  10. short
  11. slow
  12. dark
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. above
  16. hot
  17. last
  18. hard
  19. weak
  20. stop
  21. small
  22. night
  23. night
  24. take
  25. asleep
  26. top
  27. late
  28. young
  29. slow
  30. evening
  31. fast
  32. clean
  33. empty
  34. hot
  35. asleep
  36. outside
  37. pull
  38. in
  39. pull
  40. hard

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