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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 956 · 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 “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad

Answer key

  1. last
  2. short
  3. stop
  4. light
  5. pull
  6. dark
  7. cold
  8. night
  9. cry
  10. empty
  11. below
  12. girl
  13. far
  14. dry
  15. big
  16. hard
  17. pull
  18. small
  19. heavy
  20. hot
  21. last
  22. old
  23. top
  24. out
  25. day
  26. sit
  27. winter
  28. weak
  29. short
  30. small
  31. slow
  32. clean
  33. short
  34. go
  35. weak
  36. young
  37. early
  38. asleep
  39. fast
  40. slow

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