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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 997 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early

Answer key

  1. small
  2. dark
  3. soft
  4. far
  5. slow
  6. go
  7. girl
  8. hard
  9. last
  10. stand
  11. dirty
  12. top
  13. evening
  14. night
  15. bottom
  16. hot
  17. heavy
  18. close
  19. empty
  20. hard
  21. rich
  22. fast
  23. weak
  24. light
  25. short
  26. start
  27. asleep
  28. weak
  29. old
  30. big
  31. far
  32. out
  33. summer
  34. below
  35. slow
  36. down
  37. young
  38. near
  39. dry
  40. thin

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