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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 706 · 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 “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot

Answer key

  1. in
  2. stop
  3. slow
  4. empty
  5. small
  6. big
  7. old
  8. outside
  9. weak
  10. night
  11. girl
  12. pull
  13. awake
  14. hard
  15. top
  16. short
  17. light
  18. weak
  19. hot
  20. early
  21. dark
  22. last
  23. close
  24. boy
  25. full
  26. below
  27. short
  28. near
  29. friend
  30. quiet
  31. winter
  32. out
  33. last
  34. sell
  35. far
  36. young
  37. hard
  38. small
  39. cold
  40. out

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