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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 416 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run

Answer key

  1. young
  2. empty
  3. small
  4. girl
  5. small
  6. enemy
  7. last
  8. awake
  9. quiet
  10. cold
  11. top
  12. hot
  13. light
  14. dark
  15. far
  16. heavy
  17. night
  18. slow
  19. far
  20. thin
  21. clean
  22. short
  23. last
  24. pull
  25. slow
  26. hot
  27. lose
  28. big
  29. outside
  30. close
  31. sit
  32. strong
  33. hard
  34. short
  35. sell
  36. stand
  37. out
  38. start
  39. rich
  40. cry

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