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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 288 · 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) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. go
  3. big
  4. thin
  5. girl
  6. hard
  7. pull
  8. asleep
  9. far
  10. hard
  11. awake
  12. win
  13. late
  14. short
  15. small
  16. out
  17. slow
  18. outside
  19. close
  20. heavy
  21. asleep
  22. pull
  23. strong
  24. out
  25. slow
  26. weak
  27. lose
  28. light
  29. dark
  30. slow
  31. night
  32. winter
  33. evening
  34. hot
  35. soft
  36. far
  37. stand
  38. young
  39. top
  40. last

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