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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 378 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad

Answer key

  1. short
  2. dark
  3. pull
  4. sad
  5. light
  6. hard
  7. win
  8. last
  9. asleep
  10. young
  11. slow
  12. start
  13. quiet
  14. hot
  15. cold
  16. lose
  17. slow
  18. rich
  19. late
  20. night
  21. far
  22. fast
  23. asleep
  24. heavy
  25. empty
  26. buy
  27. light
  28. pull
  29. girl
  30. day
  31. small
  32. wet
  33. first
  34. empty
  35. out
  36. go
  37. thin
  38. strong
  39. evening
  40. above

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