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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 315 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. young
  2. dark
  3. close
  4. wet
  5. small
  6. heavy
  7. hot
  8. night
  9. empty
  10. pull
  11. happy
  12. far
  13. soft
  14. last
  15. empty
  16. sad
  17. poor
  18. fast
  19. stand
  20. evening
  21. asleep
  22. sell
  23. enemy
  24. near
  25. full
  26. slow
  27. outside
  28. first
  29. weak
  30. hot
  31. last
  32. win
  33. slow
  34. quiet
  35. big
  36. bottom
  37. awake
  38. cry
  39. hard
  40. slow

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