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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 89 · 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 “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. rich
  3. weak
  4. full
  5. late
  6. heavy
  7. small
  8. far
  9. slow
  10. light
  11. hot
  12. quiet
  13. in
  14. win
  15. clean
  16. day
  17. awake
  18. cry
  19. hot
  20. asleep
  21. last
  22. hard
  23. thin
  24. young
  25. empty
  26. slow
  27. pull
  28. weak
  29. night
  30. short
  31. sit
  32. above
  33. old
  34. fast
  35. small
  36. night
  37. lose
  38. light
  39. short
  40. first

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