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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 794 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. short
  3. hot
  4. dry
  5. big
  6. evening
  7. close
  8. young
  9. hot
  10. hard
  11. dark
  12. small
  13. weak
  14. sit
  15. slow
  16. out
  17. empty
  18. friend
  19. buy
  20. dirty
  21. old
  22. top
  23. pull
  24. wet
  25. night
  26. light
  27. last
  28. win
  29. rich
  30. awake
  31. pull
  32. heavy
  33. asleep
  34. enemy
  35. asleep
  36. soft
  37. down
  38. summer
  39. lose
  40. short

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