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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 710 · 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) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. last
  3. asleep
  4. slow
  5. clean
  6. young
  7. light
  8. outside
  9. small
  10. hard
  11. above
  12. small
  13. out
  14. hot
  15. buy
  16. dry
  17. night
  18. weak
  19. pull
  20. friend
  21. awake
  22. weak
  23. go
  24. dark
  25. poor
  26. top
  27. girl
  28. hot
  29. stop
  30. short
  31. win
  32. short
  33. day
  34. full
  35. first
  36. empty
  37. enemy
  38. heavy
  39. lose
  40. pull

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