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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 715 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up

Answer key

  1. small
  2. girl
  3. dark
  4. hot
  5. short
  6. hard
  7. last
  8. win
  9. soft
  10. hard
  11. slow
  12. asleep
  13. weak
  14. out
  15. go
  16. heavy
  17. summer
  18. night
  19. pull
  20. clean
  21. evening
  22. near
  23. young
  24. quiet
  25. slow
  26. far
  27. below
  28. last
  29. asleep
  30. far
  31. above
  32. happy
  33. wet
  34. top
  35. sad
  36. friend
  37. pull
  38. empty
  39. short
  40. night

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