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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 585 · 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) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big

Answer key

  1. small
  2. night
  3. short
  4. hot
  5. out
  6. happy
  7. bottom
  8. above
  9. in
  10. last
  11. down
  12. wet
  13. young
  14. slow
  15. night
  16. full
  17. first
  18. friend
  19. pull
  20. sell
  21. clean
  22. heavy
  23. hard
  24. poor
  25. asleep
  26. empty
  27. evening
  28. outside
  29. sad
  30. cold
  31. asleep
  32. small
  33. hot
  34. short
  35. dry
  36. soft
  37. fast
  38. early
  39. dark
  40. slow

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