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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 84 · 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 “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  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 “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. small
  2. cold
  3. weak
  4. weak
  5. short
  6. empty
  7. light
  8. late
  9. bottom
  10. hot
  11. slow
  12. heavy
  13. clean
  14. stop
  15. short
  16. hard
  17. slow
  18. hot
  19. pull
  20. night
  21. far
  22. out
  23. pull
  24. young
  25. dry
  26. first
  27. last
  28. early
  29. rich
  30. wet
  31. strong
  32. small
  33. awake
  34. down
  35. top
  36. buy
  37. poor
  38. go
  39. hot
  40. take

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