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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 614 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet

Answer key

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

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