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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 442 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. big
  3. light
  4. out
  5. clean
  6. start
  7. far
  8. outside
  9. asleep
  10. night
  11. pull
  12. last
  13. poor
  14. light
  15. win
  16. first
  17. slow
  18. thin
  19. soft
  20. take
  21. late
  22. slow
  23. small
  24. quiet
  25. short
  26. enemy
  27. heavy
  28. go
  29. weak
  30. dry
  31. rich
  32. down
  33. happy
  34. close
  35. night
  36. hot
  37. empty
  38. summer
  39. wet
  40. hard

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