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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 545 · 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) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. dark
  3. go
  4. hard
  5. in
  6. out
  7. lose
  8. slow
  9. empty
  10. soft
  11. young
  12. small
  13. hot
  14. cold
  15. buy
  16. winter
  17. heavy
  18. weak
  19. first
  20. near
  21. summer
  22. last
  23. full
  24. slow
  25. short
  26. hot
  27. dirty
  28. sad
  29. night
  30. old
  31. thin
  32. far
  33. night
  34. out
  35. big
  36. outside
  37. rich
  38. empty
  39. last
  40. asleep

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