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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 532 · 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 “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full

Answer key

  1. last
  2. weak
  3. empty
  4. asleep
  5. slow
  6. quiet
  7. pull
  8. slow
  9. go
  10. early
  11. hot
  12. slow
  13. out
  14. night
  15. below
  16. soft
  17. dirty
  18. fast
  19. top
  20. small
  21. far
  22. hot
  23. strong
  24. dry
  25. friend
  26. last
  27. clean
  28. down
  29. summer
  30. short
  31. girl
  32. hard
  33. big
  34. poor
  35. short
  36. awake
  37. young
  38. empty
  39. in
  40. full

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