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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 588 · 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 “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. asleep
  3. small
  4. friend
  5. go
  6. wet
  7. out
  8. close
  9. pull
  10. hard
  11. happy
  12. rich
  13. heavy
  14. full
  15. short
  16. pull
  17. night
  18. old
  19. asleep
  20. weak
  21. quiet
  22. far
  23. last
  24. light
  25. winter
  26. fast
  27. slow
  28. thin
  29. hard
  30. dark
  31. clean
  32. short
  33. poor
  34. in
  35. hot
  36. win
  37. big
  38. empty
  39. hot
  40. stand

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