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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 419 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. evening
  3. small
  4. girl
  5. poor
  6. dirty
  7. sit
  8. light
  9. boy
  10. clean
  11. quiet
  12. sell
  13. short
  14. weak
  15. small
  16. slow
  17. heavy
  18. sad
  19. hard
  20. top
  21. pull
  22. out
  23. slow
  24. hot
  25. last
  26. close
  27. empty
  28. take
  29. hot
  30. asleep
  31. slow
  32. last
  33. stop
  34. summer
  35. dark
  36. win
  37. wet
  38. strong
  39. young
  40. thin

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