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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 542 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. old
  3. bottom
  4. awake
  5. pull
  6. clean
  7. hot
  8. pull
  9. top
  10. slow
  11. last
  12. below
  13. in
  14. big
  15. short
  16. full
  17. asleep
  18. empty
  19. hard
  20. hard
  21. wet
  22. night
  23. poor
  24. far
  25. stop
  26. slow
  27. buy
  28. young
  29. first
  30. winter
  31. sad
  32. dry
  33. out
  34. hot
  35. happy
  36. small
  37. thin
  38. small
  39. soft
  40. day

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