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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 421 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down

Answer key

  1. young
  2. weak
  3. friend
  4. hard
  5. asleep
  6. outside
  7. happy
  8. go
  9. start
  10. last
  11. short
  12. heavy
  13. slow
  14. night
  15. top
  16. hard
  17. stand
  18. pull
  19. day
  20. last
  21. far
  22. clean
  23. night
  24. dark
  25. light
  26. in
  27. far
  28. slow
  29. hot
  30. bottom
  31. hot
  32. first
  33. cold
  34. slow
  35. summer
  36. soft
  37. empty
  38. short
  39. small
  40. down

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