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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 253 · 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 “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short

Answer key

  1. near
  2. heavy
  3. slow
  4. sell
  5. dry
  6. asleep
  7. last
  8. short
  9. dark
  10. pull
  11. slow
  12. hot
  13. happy
  14. slow
  15. quiet
  16. above
  17. night
  18. full
  19. clean
  20. poor
  21. short
  22. empty
  23. young
  24. thin
  25. asleep
  26. lose
  27. top
  28. stand
  29. small
  30. early
  31. stop
  32. weak
  33. below
  34. out
  35. hot
  36. enemy
  37. night
  38. wet
  39. weak
  40. rich

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