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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 49 · 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 “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above

Answer key

  1. thin
  2. wet
  3. quiet
  4. pull
  5. hot
  6. down
  7. small
  8. slow
  9. hard
  10. night
  11. night
  12. clean
  13. dark
  14. hot
  15. big
  16. small
  17. weak
  18. old
  19. strong
  20. short
  21. sit
  22. sad
  23. last
  24. asleep
  25. weak
  26. poor
  27. cold
  28. dry
  29. out
  30. win
  31. soft
  32. evening
  33. rich
  34. friend
  35. buy
  36. short
  37. slow
  38. far
  39. full
  40. above

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