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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 992 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. hard
  3. pull
  4. short
  5. weak
  6. out
  7. night
  8. dark
  9. late
  10. hot
  11. lose
  12. summer
  13. heavy
  14. hot
  15. empty
  16. cold
  17. empty
  18. asleep
  19. hot
  20. out
  21. thin
  22. small
  23. dry
  24. full
  25. far
  26. slow
  27. last
  28. sad
  29. buy
  30. short
  31. clean
  32. outside
  33. last
  34. win
  35. top
  36. evening
  37. hard
  38. young
  39. slow
  40. far

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