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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 457 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run

Answer key

  1. small
  2. heavy
  3. hot
  4. happy
  5. close
  6. big
  7. evening
  8. hot
  9. slow
  10. awake
  11. slow
  12. old
  13. lose
  14. hard
  15. early
  16. day
  17. outside
  18. rich
  19. clean
  20. empty
  21. night
  22. dark
  23. wet
  24. out
  25. pull
  26. young
  27. far
  28. cold
  29. down
  30. last
  31. asleep
  32. short
  33. top
  34. weak
  35. quiet
  36. asleep
  37. strong
  38. stop
  39. short
  40. buy

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