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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 324 · 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 “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud

Answer key

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

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