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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 843 · 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) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. hard
  3. big
  4. cold
  5. hot
  6. win
  7. small
  8. heavy
  9. top
  10. short
  11. quiet
  12. short
  13. light
  14. night
  15. last
  16. empty
  17. hot
  18. hot
  19. far
  20. pull
  21. near
  22. dark
  23. strong
  24. slow
  25. summer
  26. sad
  27. pull
  28. fast
  29. girl
  30. start
  31. boy
  32. asleep
  33. short
  34. awake
  35. happy
  36. weak
  37. above
  38. poor
  39. old
  40. sell

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