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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 529 · 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 “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. slow
  3. far
  4. asleep
  5. heavy
  6. stop
  7. slow
  8. start
  9. hot
  10. dirty
  11. quiet
  12. hot
  13. small
  14. cold
  15. empty
  16. slow
  17. strong
  18. early
  19. friend
  20. hard
  21. young
  22. dark
  23. last
  24. pull
  25. hot
  26. win
  27. winter
  28. hard
  29. empty
  30. happy
  31. short
  32. wet
  33. top
  34. summer
  35. far
  36. out
  37. short
  38. close
  39. short
  40. thin

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