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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 616 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. short
  3. slow
  4. asleep
  5. small
  6. dark
  7. weak
  8. soft
  9. big
  10. top
  11. slow
  12. quiet
  13. last
  14. stop
  15. pull
  16. close
  17. cold
  18. night
  19. thin
  20. first
  21. in
  22. hard
  23. heavy
  24. win
  25. old
  26. poor
  27. short
  28. go
  29. summer
  30. full
  31. near
  32. far
  33. winter
  34. short
  35. far
  36. girl
  37. slow
  38. day
  39. small
  40. down

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