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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 939 · 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) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short

Answer key

  1. short
  2. pull
  3. hard
  4. big
  5. slow
  6. empty
  7. hot
  8. above
  9. thin
  10. light
  11. heavy
  12. dark
  13. weak
  14. pull
  15. small
  16. bottom
  17. empty
  18. outside
  19. near
  20. strong
  21. hot
  22. slow
  23. short
  24. in
  25. out
  26. evening
  27. sit
  28. young
  29. down
  30. cry
  31. awake
  32. short
  33. last
  34. dirty
  35. enemy
  36. small
  37. boy
  38. quiet
  39. far
  40. rich

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