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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 598 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast

Answer key

  1. out
  2. night
  3. girl
  4. short
  5. hot
  6. pull
  7. quiet
  8. last
  9. early
  10. far
  11. weak
  12. fast
  13. in
  14. hard
  15. slow
  16. bottom
  17. hot
  18. slow
  19. clean
  20. out
  21. top
  22. old
  23. night
  24. boy
  25. slow
  26. heavy
  27. empty
  28. happy
  29. small
  30. stop
  31. day
  32. asleep
  33. young
  34. strong
  35. poor
  36. short
  37. awake
  38. hard
  39. thin
  40. empty

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