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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 522 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. hot
  3. small
  4. thin
  5. quiet
  6. hot
  7. young
  8. rich
  9. girl
  10. empty
  11. soft
  12. below
  13. slow
  14. awake
  15. night
  16. top
  17. in
  18. poor
  19. fast
  20. dirty
  21. light
  22. asleep
  23. happy
  24. bottom
  25. weak
  26. hard
  27. weak
  28. sit
  29. far
  30. full
  31. last
  32. hot
  33. cry
  34. dark
  35. short
  36. slow
  37. cold
  38. early
  39. summer
  40. outside

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