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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 135 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. young
  2. small
  3. last
  4. heavy
  5. above
  6. happy
  7. boy
  8. dry
  9. empty
  10. pull
  11. poor
  12. hard
  13. day
  14. sell
  15. hot
  16. full
  17. stand
  18. hot
  19. stop
  20. big
  21. empty
  22. early
  23. hot
  24. summer
  25. go
  26. dirty
  27. take
  28. night
  29. below
  30. far
  31. short
  32. far
  33. win
  34. wet
  35. bottom
  36. small
  37. soft
  38. slow
  39. outside
  40. light

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