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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 437 · 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 “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. out
  3. go
  4. old
  5. slow
  6. full
  7. out
  8. weak
  9. down
  10. last
  11. near
  12. big
  13. dirty
  14. sell
  15. hard
  16. night
  17. night
  18. fast
  19. dry
  20. heavy
  21. small
  22. thin
  23. short
  24. empty
  25. pull
  26. bottom
  27. start
  28. asleep
  29. quiet
  30. girl
  31. close
  32. last
  33. small
  34. take
  35. young
  36. slow
  37. late
  38. dark
  39. top
  40. clean

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