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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 122 · 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 “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early

Answer key

  1. full
  2. slow
  3. young
  4. win
  5. empty
  6. night
  7. dirty
  8. last
  9. hot
  10. asleep
  11. dark
  12. heavy
  13. short
  14. slow
  15. bottom
  16. hot
  17. slow
  18. poor
  19. sit
  20. happy
  21. old
  22. strong
  23. late
  24. fast
  25. out
  26. down
  27. night
  28. out
  29. friend
  30. near
  31. short
  32. last
  33. hot
  34. below
  35. stop
  36. sad
  37. quiet
  38. buy
  39. empty
  40. thin

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