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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 937 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late

Answer key

  1. short
  2. hard
  3. strong
  4. empty
  5. girl
  6. far
  7. summer
  8. empty
  9. soft
  10. poor
  11. dark
  12. light
  13. enemy
  14. fast
  15. light
  16. short
  17. weak
  18. cry
  19. small
  20. wet
  21. stop
  22. go
  23. hot
  24. thin
  25. win
  26. sell
  27. short
  28. top
  29. last
  30. asleep
  31. slow
  32. slow
  33. clean
  34. far
  35. first
  36. sad
  37. hot
  38. night
  39. night
  40. above

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