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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 156 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) fast (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. full
  3. empty
  4. old
  5. down
  6. wet
  7. clean
  8. early
  9. happy
  10. last
  11. heavy
  12. friend
  13. short
  14. asleep
  15. bottom
  16. hot
  17. boy
  18. start
  19. outside
  20. hard
  21. light
  22. top
  23. last
  24. slow
  25. sell
  26. slow
  27. small
  28. dry
  29. summer
  30. first
  31. poor
  32. short
  33. night
  34. near
  35. late
  36. asleep
  37. young
  38. short
  39. pull
  40. stand

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