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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 477 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose

Answer key

  1. full
  2. far
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. soft
  6. empty
  7. pull
  8. bottom
  9. evening
  10. big
  11. heavy
  12. happy
  13. near
  14. girl
  15. dirty
  16. hot
  17. old
  18. slow
  19. light
  20. boy
  21. empty
  22. wet
  23. weak
  24. thin
  25. last
  26. short
  27. night
  28. asleep
  29. outside
  30. hard
  31. top
  32. enemy
  33. weak
  34. short
  35. late
  36. first
  37. out
  38. win
  39. hard
  40. lose

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