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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 861 · 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 “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy

Answer key

  1. in
  2. slow
  3. enemy
  4. small
  5. empty
  6. wet
  7. pull
  8. out
  9. sad
  10. stop
  11. dark
  12. heavy
  13. quiet
  14. cold
  15. weak
  16. soft
  17. hot
  18. asleep
  19. near
  20. out
  21. hard
  22. short
  23. night
  24. empty
  25. day
  26. bottom
  27. dirty
  28. far
  29. young
  30. last
  31. rich
  32. small
  33. thin
  34. asleep
  35. hot
  36. hot
  37. big
  38. slow
  39. win
  40. below

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