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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 96 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. out
  3. slow
  4. short
  5. hot
  6. early
  7. empty
  8. pull
  9. happy
  10. empty
  11. soft
  12. far
  13. dry
  14. late
  15. go
  16. below
  17. wet
  18. asleep
  19. night
  20. young
  21. night
  22. short
  23. evening
  24. slow
  25. top
  26. small
  27. strong
  28. cry
  29. clean
  30. old
  31. summer
  32. hot
  33. sad
  34. near
  35. hard
  36. big
  37. light
  38. friend
  39. rich
  40. last

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