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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 672 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong

Answer key

  1. short
  2. wet
  3. dirty
  4. hot
  5. weak
  6. far
  7. light
  8. hard
  9. dark
  10. pull
  11. thin
  12. night
  13. buy
  14. out
  15. night
  16. small
  17. poor
  18. hot
  19. slow
  20. asleep
  21. enemy
  22. evening
  23. heavy
  24. above
  25. winter
  26. last
  27. hot
  28. dry
  29. near
  30. bottom
  31. slow
  32. fast
  33. in
  34. win
  35. small
  36. slow
  37. girl
  38. take
  39. clean
  40. strong

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