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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 552 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) happy (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. out
  2. stop
  3. asleep
  4. top
  5. cry
  6. hot
  7. cold
  8. weak
  9. light
  10. night
  11. young
  12. dirty
  13. empty
  14. close
  15. slow
  16. sad
  17. in
  18. out
  19. friend
  20. small
  21. boy
  22. short
  23. last
  24. enemy
  25. wet
  26. full
  27. early
  28. near
  29. small
  30. fast
  31. summer
  32. dry
  33. take
  34. lose
  35. bottom
  36. slow
  37. heavy
  38. hard
  39. hard
  40. slow

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