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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 946 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. last
  3. close
  4. bottom
  5. go
  6. evening
  7. short
  8. slow
  9. strong
  10. slow
  11. hard
  12. hot
  13. stand
  14. young
  15. poor
  16. short
  17. light
  18. far
  19. hard
  20. soft
  21. enemy
  22. small
  23. dirty
  24. lose
  25. dark
  26. cold
  27. asleep
  28. pull
  29. last
  30. weak
  31. buy
  32. early
  33. big
  34. cry
  35. dry
  36. sell
  37. fast
  38. boy
  39. down
  40. light

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