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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 223 · 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 “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. empty
  3. pull
  4. quiet
  5. hot
  6. small
  7. short
  8. night
  9. night
  10. out
  11. heavy
  12. dark
  13. last
  14. bottom
  15. young
  16. cry
  17. cold
  18. slow
  19. hard
  20. slow
  21. asleep
  22. slow
  23. thin
  24. lose
  25. hot
  26. hard
  27. last
  28. dry
  29. out
  30. awake
  31. enemy
  32. evening
  33. winter
  34. big
  35. short
  36. empty
  37. light
  38. fast
  39. far
  40. sit

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