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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 495 · 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 “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall

Answer key

  1. short
  2. night
  3. short
  4. asleep
  5. short
  6. weak
  7. small
  8. hot
  9. asleep
  10. far
  11. go
  12. hot
  13. day
  14. last
  15. pull
  16. small
  17. clean
  18. empty
  19. near
  20. light
  21. win
  22. light
  23. slow
  24. friend
  25. stand
  26. boy
  27. fast
  28. outside
  29. sad
  30. weak
  31. slow
  32. slow
  33. first
  34. heavy
  35. pull
  36. out
  37. big
  38. happy
  39. strong
  40. last

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