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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 566 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside

Answer key

  1. small
  2. old
  3. light
  4. wet
  5. hard
  6. day
  7. late
  8. sell
  9. hot
  10. weak
  11. lose
  12. weak
  13. hot
  14. slow
  15. hot
  16. clean
  17. stop
  18. in
  19. out
  20. empty
  21. short
  22. thin
  23. empty
  24. far
  25. winter
  26. boy
  27. pull
  28. close
  29. awake
  30. down
  31. near
  32. dry
  33. last
  34. pull
  35. last
  36. short
  37. cry
  38. strong
  39. soft
  40. outside

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