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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 567 · 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) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy

Answer key

  1. small
  2. short
  3. strong
  4. far
  5. big
  6. heavy
  7. short
  8. enemy
  9. day
  10. light
  11. asleep
  12. hot
  13. out
  14. boy
  15. outside
  16. empty
  17. win
  18. weak
  19. dry
  20. slow
  21. go
  22. empty
  23. near
  24. slow
  25. pull
  26. winter
  27. quiet
  28. friend
  29. cry
  30. far
  31. early
  32. last
  33. young
  34. above
  35. fast
  36. bottom
  37. pull
  38. last
  39. cold
  40. top

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