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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 458 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. bottom
  3. night
  4. slow
  5. small
  6. evening
  7. asleep
  8. hard
  9. heavy
  10. clean
  11. slow
  12. dry
  13. take
  14. full
  15. hard
  16. far
  17. soft
  18. last
  19. big
  20. empty
  21. pull
  22. last
  23. summer
  24. sit
  25. slow
  26. young
  27. hot
  28. fast
  29. pull
  30. asleep
  31. winter
  32. dark
  33. awake
  34. short
  35. close
  36. night
  37. early
  38. happy
  39. outside
  40. cold

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