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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 534 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry

Answer key

  1. small
  2. girl
  3. light
  4. quiet
  5. down
  6. slow
  7. thin
  8. night
  9. soft
  10. close
  11. dark
  12. fast
  13. short
  14. last
  15. heavy
  16. pull
  17. below
  18. buy
  19. old
  20. weak
  21. out
  22. out
  23. hard
  24. slow
  25. start
  26. evening
  27. late
  28. far
  29. friend
  30. short
  31. winter
  32. take
  33. above
  34. empty
  35. strong
  36. sad
  37. hard
  38. far
  39. poor
  40. night

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