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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 825 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. dark
  3. short
  4. slow
  5. first
  6. heavy
  7. young
  8. short
  9. light
  10. take
  11. hard
  12. night
  13. hot
  14. empty
  15. hot
  16. top
  17. pull
  18. enemy
  19. strong
  20. full
  21. asleep
  22. dirty
  23. awake
  24. day
  25. pull
  26. slow
  27. above
  28. friend
  29. go
  30. bottom
  31. happy
  32. small
  33. below
  34. far
  35. out
  36. last
  37. short
  38. dry
  39. soft
  40. boy

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