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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 819 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. small
  3. boy
  4. last
  5. above
  6. lose
  7. big
  8. hot
  9. night
  10. sad
  11. hard
  12. down
  13. stop
  14. fast
  15. below
  16. heavy
  17. weak
  18. cry
  19. strong
  20. awake
  21. slow
  22. empty
  23. pull
  24. young
  25. out
  26. dark
  27. evening
  28. slow
  29. dirty
  30. go
  31. clean
  32. far
  33. close
  34. wet
  35. asleep
  36. asleep
  37. full
  38. out
  39. pull
  40. winter

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