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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 71 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft

Answer key

  1. far
  2. short
  3. first
  4. slow
  5. hot
  6. wet
  7. small
  8. asleep
  9. out
  10. hot
  11. slow
  12. dark
  13. out
  14. full
  15. young
  16. top
  17. hard
  18. evening
  19. slow
  20. rich
  21. asleep
  22. down
  23. hard
  24. heavy
  25. enemy
  26. close
  27. last
  28. stand
  29. dirty
  30. empty
  31. outside
  32. short
  33. girl
  34. small
  35. night
  36. awake
  37. empty
  38. sad
  39. hot
  40. soft

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