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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 670 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. hot
  3. early
  4. pull
  5. young
  6. start
  7. empty
  8. small
  9. far
  10. empty
  11. last
  12. slow
  13. lose
  14. light
  15. heavy
  16. first
  17. night
  18. slow
  19. top
  20. friend
  21. last
  22. winter
  23. day
  24. girl
  25. wet
  26. dry
  27. out
  28. asleep
  29. below
  30. hot
  31. win
  32. soft
  33. hard
  34. asleep
  35. short
  36. clean
  37. strong
  38. take
  39. slow
  40. sad

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