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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 443 · 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 “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. dry
  3. empty
  4. weak
  5. stand
  6. weak
  7. heavy
  8. boy
  9. far
  10. hard
  11. take
  12. hot
  13. small
  14. hot
  15. night
  16. awake
  17. close
  18. start
  19. late
  20. last
  21. soft
  22. sell
  23. short
  24. outside
  25. day
  26. happy
  27. cry
  28. short
  29. dark
  30. pull
  31. short
  32. far
  33. cold
  34. young
  35. sit
  36. go
  37. top
  38. light
  39. last
  40. quiet

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