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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 429 · 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 “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night

Answer key

  1. old
  2. dirty
  3. happy
  4. asleep
  5. boy
  6. night
  7. last
  8. empty
  9. out
  10. go
  11. slow
  12. hot
  13. heavy
  14. young
  15. short
  16. small
  17. cold
  18. clean
  19. weak
  20. stop
  21. far
  22. fast
  23. above
  24. hard
  25. start
  26. below
  27. sell
  28. hot
  29. slow
  30. early
  31. short
  32. buy
  33. bottom
  34. quiet
  35. pull
  36. lose
  37. slow
  38. wet
  39. top
  40. night

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