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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 627 · 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 “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. heavy
  3. far
  4. top
  5. slow
  6. far
  7. hard
  8. last
  9. near
  10. pull
  11. night
  12. small
  13. out
  14. close
  15. awake
  16. full
  17. short
  18. friend
  19. small
  20. outside
  21. clean
  22. empty
  23. slow
  24. asleep
  25. above
  26. night
  27. hot
  28. hot
  29. slow
  30. sit
  31. evening
  32. rich
  33. dirty
  34. sad
  35. hard
  36. empty
  37. pull
  38. dark
  39. day
  40. last

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