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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 418 · 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 “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. below
  3. hard
  4. last
  5. short
  6. out
  7. down
  8. hard
  9. weak
  10. night
  11. sad
  12. first
  13. far
  14. hot
  15. light
  16. friend
  17. asleep
  18. quiet
  19. short
  20. weak
  21. late
  22. dirty
  23. dark
  24. evening
  25. pull
  26. thin
  27. hot
  28. slow
  29. early
  30. sell
  31. bottom
  32. enemy
  33. dry
  34. hot
  35. strong
  36. wet
  37. small
  38. old
  39. heavy
  40. out

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