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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 683 · 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 “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) happy (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. above
  3. full
  4. asleep
  5. rich
  6. top
  7. hot
  8. enemy
  9. wet
  10. dirty
  11. out
  12. weak
  13. hot
  14. strong
  15. girl
  16. out
  17. outside
  18. below
  19. hard
  20. short
  21. bottom
  22. take
  23. dark
  24. empty
  25. empty
  26. soft
  27. night
  28. slow
  29. asleep
  30. last
  31. far
  32. short
  33. night
  34. quiet
  35. weak
  36. pull
  37. pull
  38. small
  39. far
  40. heavy

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