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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 93 · 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 “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. old
  3. small
  4. far
  5. stand
  6. below
  7. near
  8. rich
  9. far
  10. young
  11. late
  12. empty
  13. asleep
  14. last
  15. soft
  16. hot
  17. short
  18. bottom
  19. thin
  20. weak
  21. out
  22. go
  23. happy
  24. poor
  25. lose
  26. outside
  27. hard
  28. cold
  29. short
  30. top
  31. quiet
  32. wet
  33. full
  34. clean
  35. pull
  36. dry
  37. dirty
  38. hard
  39. slow
  40. big

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