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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 446 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. empty
  3. hot
  4. young
  5. pull
  6. weak
  7. stand
  8. fast
  9. cry
  10. clean
  11. short
  12. slow
  13. late
  14. winter
  15. wet
  16. lose
  17. take
  18. last
  19. small
  20. pull
  21. short
  22. awake
  23. dirty
  24. slow
  25. friend
  26. dark
  27. far
  28. weak
  29. asleep
  30. light
  31. thin
  32. bottom
  33. stop
  34. happy
  35. asleep
  36. night
  37. out
  38. last
  39. dry
  40. sit

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