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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 732 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  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 “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. young
  3. small
  4. winter
  5. far
  6. weak
  7. empty
  8. wet
  9. pull
  10. hard
  11. light
  12. slow
  13. day
  14. win
  15. asleep
  16. last
  17. night
  18. cold
  19. heavy
  20. dirty
  21. far
  22. boy
  23. slow
  24. night
  25. bottom
  26. hot
  27. above
  28. small
  29. soft
  30. full
  31. short
  32. hot
  33. girl
  34. clean
  35. lose
  36. enemy
  37. down
  38. empty
  39. close
  40. short

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