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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 262 · 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 “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. small
  3. slow
  4. dirty
  5. full
  6. hot
  7. light
  8. evening
  9. above
  10. far
  11. dry
  12. hard
  13. slow
  14. close
  15. quiet
  16. start
  17. poor
  18. heavy
  19. late
  20. dark
  21. take
  22. in
  23. empty
  24. awake
  25. short
  26. fast
  27. win
  28. weak
  29. last
  30. go
  31. first
  32. thin
  33. short
  34. wet
  35. out
  36. happy
  37. short
  38. old
  39. asleep
  40. hot

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