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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 427 · 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 “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  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 “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold

Answer key

  1. small
  2. friend
  3. lose
  4. empty
  5. above
  6. hot
  7. young
  8. last
  9. night
  10. short
  11. light
  12. slow
  13. near
  14. boy
  15. evening
  16. asleep
  17. sad
  18. in
  19. last
  20. heavy
  21. dark
  22. stop
  23. cold
  24. slow
  25. small
  26. weak
  27. dry
  28. far
  29. pull
  30. weak
  31. hard
  32. out
  33. start
  34. early
  35. dirty
  36. far
  37. hot
  38. short
  39. hot
  40. soft

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