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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 320 · 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) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  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 “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  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 “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. last
  3. cry
  4. out
  5. sit
  6. first
  7. slow
  8. far
  9. full
  10. heavy
  11. last
  12. hard
  13. evening
  14. old
  15. sad
  16. slow
  17. pull
  18. small
  19. night
  20. down
  21. take
  22. dry
  23. rich
  24. asleep
  25. short
  26. boy
  27. night
  28. thin
  29. empty
  30. dark
  31. quiet
  32. hard
  33. out
  34. young
  35. day
  36. soft
  37. clean
  38. happy
  39. enemy
  40. friend

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