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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 535 · 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) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above

Answer key

  1. small
  2. short
  3. pull
  4. winter
  5. heavy
  6. wet
  7. quiet
  8. hard
  9. night
  10. last
  11. out
  12. slow
  13. start
  14. happy
  15. slow
  16. win
  17. stand
  18. night
  19. light
  20. outside
  21. weak
  22. girl
  23. slow
  24. hot
  25. asleep
  26. buy
  27. dark
  28. empty
  29. clean
  30. full
  31. hot
  32. take
  33. small
  34. go
  35. thin
  36. boy
  37. near
  38. lose
  39. awake
  40. above

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