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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 577 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

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

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