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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 351 · 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 “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry

Answer key

  1. wet
  2. empty
  3. slow
  4. quiet
  5. young
  6. dark
  7. late
  8. hard
  9. start
  10. go
  11. small
  12. rich
  13. out
  14. hot
  15. awake
  16. below
  17. asleep
  18. last
  19. sell
  20. soft
  21. full
  22. sad
  23. far
  24. night
  25. heavy
  26. day
  27. weak
  28. win
  29. sit
  30. slow
  31. down
  32. cry
  33. pull
  34. out
  35. thin
  36. early
  37. slow
  38. cold
  39. hot
  40. night

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