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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 225 · 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) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. bottom
  3. outside
  4. weak
  5. enemy
  6. start
  7. short
  8. dirty
  9. stand
  10. slow
  11. last
  12. hot
  13. light
  14. empty
  15. short
  16. quiet
  17. dry
  18. light
  19. stop
  20. out
  21. close
  22. hot
  23. poor
  24. asleep
  25. empty
  26. hard
  27. night
  28. small
  29. slow
  30. small
  31. awake
  32. wet
  33. hard
  34. young
  35. lose
  36. soft
  37. pull
  38. down
  39. heavy
  40. strong

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