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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 50 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast

Answer key

  1. last
  2. boy
  3. wet
  4. sad
  5. first
  6. heavy
  7. night
  8. quiet
  9. short
  10. far
  11. slow
  12. fast
  13. young
  14. out
  15. rich
  16. night
  17. out
  18. big
  19. pull
  20. dark
  21. full
  22. dry
  23. soft
  24. awake
  25. sell
  26. small
  27. near
  28. weak
  29. slow
  30. light
  31. asleep
  32. summer
  33. winter
  34. slow
  35. hard
  36. far
  37. weak
  38. short
  39. light
  40. old

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