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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 344 · 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 “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. above
  2. young
  3. small
  4. evening
  5. weak
  6. friend
  7. down
  8. empty
  9. short
  10. hot
  11. hot
  12. in
  13. start
  14. summer
  15. slow
  16. near
  17. clean
  18. pull
  19. last
  20. sell
  21. far
  22. quiet
  23. light
  24. below
  25. dirty
  26. sit
  27. slow
  28. asleep
  29. empty
  30. night
  31. first
  32. pull
  33. late
  34. take
  35. heavy
  36. dry
  37. light
  38. full
  39. dark
  40. asleep

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