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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 952 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. far
  3. slow
  4. pull
  5. out
  6. outside
  7. last
  8. asleep
  9. girl
  10. top
  11. first
  12. rich
  13. empty
  14. soft
  15. below
  16. young
  17. quiet
  18. short
  19. poor
  20. weak
  21. small
  22. big
  23. small
  24. light
  25. out
  26. asleep
  27. hot
  28. hard
  29. enemy
  30. dark
  31. slow
  32. evening
  33. cold
  34. stop
  35. slow
  36. take
  37. thin
  38. buy
  39. empty
  40. go

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