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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 722 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. winter
  3. early
  4. night
  5. light
  6. hard
  7. hot
  8. young
  9. thin
  10. small
  11. near
  12. poor
  13. pull
  14. close
  15. heavy
  16. dry
  17. slow
  18. below
  19. sit
  20. short
  21. slow
  22. hot
  23. enemy
  24. short
  25. asleep
  26. hot
  27. weak
  28. above
  29. quiet
  30. out
  31. empty
  32. go
  33. fast
  34. sell
  35. evening
  36. far
  37. old
  38. boy
  39. last
  40. weak

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