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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 714 · 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 “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. slow
  3. sad
  4. cold
  5. pull
  6. boy
  7. far
  8. hard
  9. out
  10. dry
  11. fast
  12. night
  13. heavy
  14. bottom
  15. hot
  16. small
  17. last
  18. far
  19. short
  20. early
  21. slow
  22. hot
  23. last
  24. top
  25. weak
  26. happy
  27. empty
  28. big
  29. start
  30. strong
  31. lose
  32. down
  33. out
  34. late
  35. stop
  36. slow
  37. clean
  38. night
  39. in
  40. small

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