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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 613 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. wet
  3. pull
  4. dark
  5. hot
  6. weak
  7. late
  8. slow
  9. near
  10. cry
  11. first
  12. far
  13. asleep
  14. big
  15. young
  16. pull
  17. last
  18. summer
  19. short
  20. in
  21. hot
  22. small
  23. soft
  24. out
  25. weak
  26. sad
  27. slow
  28. asleep
  29. boy
  30. small
  31. night
  32. quiet
  33. evening
  34. poor
  35. sell
  36. night
  37. heavy
  38. hard
  39. far
  40. cold

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