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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 593 · 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 “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet

Answer key

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

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