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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 994 · 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 “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far

Answer key

  1. light
  2. last
  3. rich
  4. wet
  5. late
  6. weak
  7. far
  8. asleep
  9. happy
  10. out
  11. night
  12. early
  13. asleep
  14. hot
  15. out
  16. short
  17. hot
  18. down
  19. cold
  20. poor
  21. dark
  22. dry
  23. pull
  24. stand
  25. top
  26. heavy
  27. sad
  28. enemy
  29. short
  30. hard
  31. young
  32. evening
  33. old
  34. hot
  35. hard
  36. slow
  37. near
  38. above
  39. light
  40. far

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