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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 46 · 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) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet

Answer key

  1. small
  2. hard
  3. slow
  4. slow
  5. first
  6. last
  7. night
  8. dirty
  9. short
  10. clean
  11. down
  12. last
  13. near
  14. bottom
  15. thin
  16. sad
  17. dark
  18. slow
  19. start
  20. summer
  21. poor
  22. night
  23. big
  24. heavy
  25. girl
  26. stand
  27. go
  28. empty
  29. outside
  30. happy
  31. hot
  32. strong
  33. cold
  34. pull
  35. hot
  36. winter
  37. boy
  38. top
  39. weak
  40. far

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