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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 828 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) late (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. thin
  3. short
  4. hot
  5. fast
  6. stand
  7. close
  8. dark
  9. short
  10. small
  11. enemy
  12. young
  13. quiet
  14. winter
  15. pull
  16. far
  17. pull
  18. in
  19. heavy
  20. night
  21. weak
  22. first
  23. hard
  24. hard
  25. stop
  26. bottom
  27. cold
  28. empty
  29. top
  30. outside
  31. last
  32. weak
  33. strong
  34. hot
  35. slow
  36. rich
  37. summer
  38. sad
  39. asleep
  40. light

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