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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 544 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. short
  2. hot
  3. top
  4. slow
  5. clean
  6. hot
  7. last
  8. empty
  9. enemy
  10. slow
  11. heavy
  12. last
  13. light
  14. awake
  15. below
  16. young
  17. strong
  18. quiet
  19. wet
  20. dark
  21. night
  22. small
  23. stop
  24. far
  25. poor
  26. go
  27. asleep
  28. summer
  29. empty
  30. hot
  31. late
  32. down
  33. asleep
  34. pull
  35. sad
  36. outside
  37. out
  38. pull
  39. dry
  40. weak

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