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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 589 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. hot
  3. last
  4. young
  5. hard
  6. early
  7. slow
  8. girl
  9. short
  10. happy
  11. wet
  12. strong
  13. out
  14. far
  15. fast
  16. small
  17. stand
  18. soft
  19. in
  20. dry
  21. clean
  22. close
  23. below
  24. poor
  25. short
  26. pull
  27. old
  28. slow
  29. full
  30. far
  31. weak
  32. hot
  33. asleep
  34. outside
  35. thin
  36. quiet
  37. take
  38. weak
  39. hot
  40. big

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