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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 221 · 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) hot (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. soft
  3. night
  4. last
  5. heavy
  6. strong
  7. young
  8. weak
  9. slow
  10. small
  11. hot
  12. thin
  13. out
  14. in
  15. summer
  16. bottom
  17. happy
  18. far
  19. first
  20. hot
  21. slow
  22. empty
  23. pull
  24. down
  25. asleep
  26. full
  27. wet
  28. hot
  29. top
  30. dry
  31. light
  32. sad
  33. stand
  34. friend
  35. short
  36. short
  37. asleep
  38. night
  39. quiet
  40. out

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