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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 187 · 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) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark

Answer key

  1. light
  2. above
  3. rich
  4. small
  5. heavy
  6. young
  7. slow
  8. dirty
  9. pull
  10. friend
  11. short
  12. sell
  13. slow
  14. out
  15. happy
  16. lose
  17. weak
  18. pull
  19. slow
  20. empty
  21. stop
  22. down
  23. evening
  24. thin
  25. wet
  26. dry
  27. weak
  28. in
  29. big
  30. night
  31. far
  32. early
  33. close
  34. empty
  35. last
  36. bottom
  37. soft
  38. awake
  39. hard
  40. dark

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