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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 519 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. girl
  3. far
  4. day
  5. small
  6. weak
  7. heavy
  8. hard
  9. dirty
  10. short
  11. wet
  12. young
  13. hot
  14. hot
  15. empty
  16. slow
  17. cold
  18. pull
  19. last
  20. short
  21. old
  22. night
  23. hard
  24. night
  25. down
  26. quiet
  27. out
  28. far
  29. short
  30. cry
  31. fast
  32. slow
  33. winter
  34. awake
  35. early
  36. thin
  37. asleep
  38. out
  39. outside
  40. top

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