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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 678 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. dirty
  3. short
  4. last
  5. evening
  6. weak
  7. night
  8. light
  9. dark
  10. first
  11. last
  12. asleep
  13. cold
  14. take
  15. in
  16. outside
  17. enemy
  18. top
  19. light
  20. far
  21. thin
  22. small
  23. young
  24. girl
  25. night
  26. out
  27. slow
  28. empty
  29. near
  30. short
  31. short
  32. big
  33. wet
  34. sell
  35. awake
  36. hot
  37. stop
  38. pull
  39. clean
  40. down

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