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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 450 · 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) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. evening
  3. pull
  4. hard
  5. weak
  6. happy
  7. last
  8. strong
  9. old
  10. soft
  11. cry
  12. stand
  13. wet
  14. poor
  15. boy
  16. asleep
  17. young
  18. small
  19. enemy
  20. hot
  21. out
  22. night
  23. quiet
  24. slow
  25. awake
  26. sell
  27. small
  28. heavy
  29. dark
  30. cold
  31. pull
  32. short
  33. short
  34. hard
  35. asleep
  36. dry
  37. hot
  38. big
  39. night
  40. rich

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