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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 211 · 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) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. sad
  3. take
  4. far
  5. hard
  6. slow
  7. young
  8. full
  9. sit
  10. short
  11. poor
  12. light
  13. clean
  14. slow
  15. hot
  16. asleep
  17. strong
  18. lose
  19. night
  20. summer
  21. stand
  22. last
  23. day
  24. dark
  25. small
  26. soft
  27. slow
  28. hot
  29. evening
  30. start
  31. weak
  32. early
  33. boy
  34. sell
  35. light
  36. awake
  37. thin
  38. pull
  39. short
  40. night

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