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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 854 · 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) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. night
  3. small
  4. slow
  5. thin
  6. hot
  7. heavy
  8. short
  9. small
  10. early
  11. weak
  12. hard
  13. big
  14. buy
  15. hot
  16. far
  17. slow
  18. asleep
  19. sell
  20. slow
  21. quiet
  22. below
  23. short
  24. pull
  25. dark
  26. empty
  27. girl
  28. old
  29. sit
  30. out
  31. down
  32. rich
  33. lose
  34. soft
  35. friend
  36. short
  37. clean
  38. bottom
  39. last
  40. last

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