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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 196 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. small
  3. sell
  4. wet
  5. dark
  6. slow
  7. bottom
  8. short
  9. last
  10. outside
  11. stop
  12. old
  13. day
  14. night
  15. hot
  16. go
  17. dry
  18. close
  19. fast
  20. full
  21. heavy
  22. thin
  23. summer
  24. clean
  25. slow
  26. sad
  27. lose
  28. hot
  29. far
  30. boy
  31. far
  32. short
  33. hard
  34. pull
  35. out
  36. empty
  37. cold
  38. asleep
  39. enemy
  40. weak

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