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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 60 · 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 “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud

Answer key

  1. thin
  2. close
  3. slow
  4. pull
  5. soft
  6. top
  7. sell
  8. far
  9. dirty
  10. hot
  11. near
  12. dry
  13. wet
  14. evening
  15. night
  16. small
  17. weak
  18. short
  19. start
  20. hard
  21. night
  22. short
  23. hot
  24. last
  25. down
  26. take
  27. poor
  28. sit
  29. last
  30. asleep
  31. far
  32. go
  33. asleep
  34. slow
  35. hot
  36. fast
  37. cold
  38. heavy
  39. weak
  40. empty

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