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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 866 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud

Answer key

  1. small
  2. pull
  3. weak
  4. far
  5. poor
  6. short
  7. slow
  8. hot
  9. dry
  10. night
  11. boy
  12. out
  13. wet
  14. last
  15. full
  16. weak
  17. heavy
  18. short
  19. first
  20. above
  21. slow
  22. buy
  23. dirty
  24. night
  25. asleep
  26. small
  27. summer
  28. old
  29. hard
  30. cold
  31. enemy
  32. friend
  33. close
  34. last
  35. light
  36. empty
  37. far
  38. awake
  39. asleep
  40. slow

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