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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 876 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) cold (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow

Answer key

  1. last
  2. hot
  3. weak
  4. hot
  5. pull
  6. small
  7. happy
  8. enemy
  9. near
  10. close
  11. light
  12. quiet
  13. out
  14. sad
  15. heavy
  16. cold
  17. slow
  18. asleep
  19. evening
  20. slow
  21. down
  22. above
  23. awake
  24. empty
  25. last
  26. weak
  27. asleep
  28. clean
  29. bottom
  30. far
  31. night
  32. young
  33. dark
  34. fast
  35. hard
  36. friend
  37. below
  38. day
  39. small
  40. hard

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