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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 430 · 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) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud

Answer key

  1. young
  2. soft
  3. night
  4. enemy
  5. take
  6. hot
  7. hot
  8. light
  9. far
  10. short
  11. short
  12. light
  13. asleep
  14. winter
  15. old
  16. sad
  17. cold
  18. boy
  19. hard
  20. awake
  21. below
  22. clean
  23. far
  24. small
  25. go
  26. big
  27. weak
  28. bottom
  29. slow
  30. lose
  31. dry
  32. empty
  33. slow
  34. hot
  35. fast
  36. heavy
  37. first
  38. slow
  39. last
  40. hard

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