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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 582 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. fast
  3. start
  4. young
  5. weak
  6. pull
  7. asleep
  8. last
  9. slow
  10. girl
  11. awake
  12. clean
  13. night
  14. slow
  15. dirty
  16. below
  17. small
  18. night
  19. hot
  20. asleep
  21. dry
  22. hot
  23. happy
  24. empty
  25. stop
  26. hard
  27. outside
  28. first
  29. hard
  30. soft
  31. last
  32. slow
  33. far
  34. wet
  35. dark
  36. old
  37. weak
  38. close
  39. near
  40. hot

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