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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 688 · 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 “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak

Answer key

  1. small
  2. short
  3. slow
  4. fast
  5. pull
  6. soft
  7. light
  8. hot
  9. bottom
  10. empty
  11. last
  12. far
  13. down
  14. night
  15. stand
  16. hard
  17. asleep
  18. light
  19. small
  20. above
  21. lose
  22. sell
  23. early
  24. close
  25. asleep
  26. out
  27. last
  28. thin
  29. win
  30. hard
  31. strong
  32. far
  33. happy
  34. sit
  35. winter
  36. full
  37. hot
  38. young
  39. out
  40. weak

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