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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 893 · 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 “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. short
  2. short
  3. evening
  4. night
  5. first
  6. hard
  7. dark
  8. strong
  9. slow
  10. cold
  11. young
  12. weak
  13. heavy
  14. night
  15. hot
  16. hot
  17. sad
  18. summer
  19. small
  20. friend
  21. early
  22. weak
  23. asleep
  24. slow
  25. last
  26. last
  27. short
  28. hot
  29. take
  30. big
  31. far
  32. pull
  33. bottom
  34. full
  35. below
  36. buy
  37. small
  38. dry
  39. lose
  40. out

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