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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 757 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big

Answer key

  1. young
  2. first
  3. empty
  4. short
  5. clean
  6. near
  7. slow
  8. late
  9. hot
  10. summer
  11. light
  12. outside
  13. light
  14. cold
  15. night
  16. bottom
  17. enemy
  18. small
  19. lose
  20. full
  21. asleep
  22. weak
  23. thin
  24. last
  25. night
  26. short
  27. slow
  28. dirty
  29. close
  30. early
  31. happy
  32. fast
  33. empty
  34. weak
  35. hot
  36. hard
  37. strong
  38. stop
  39. dry
  40. slow

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