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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 538 · 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 “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near

Answer key

  1. big
  2. cold
  3. light
  4. out
  5. last
  6. night
  7. weak
  8. out
  9. rich
  10. small
  11. first
  12. pull
  13. asleep
  14. start
  15. empty
  16. enemy
  17. hot
  18. awake
  19. winter
  20. empty
  21. dark
  22. weak
  23. small
  24. dirty
  25. pull
  26. night
  27. old
  28. wet
  29. slow
  30. hot
  31. light
  32. hard
  33. stand
  34. soft
  35. hot
  36. summer
  37. young
  38. top
  39. slow
  40. near

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