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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 473 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump

Answer key

  1. small
  2. out
  3. slow
  4. slow
  5. buy
  6. young
  7. in
  8. far
  9. close
  10. night
  11. asleep
  12. light
  13. thin
  14. evening
  15. heavy
  16. cry
  17. empty
  18. enemy
  19. below
  20. awake
  21. weak
  22. hot
  23. big
  24. happy
  25. hot
  26. late
  27. quiet
  28. slow
  29. small
  30. dark
  31. last
  32. near
  33. far
  34. early
  35. short
  36. empty
  37. go
  38. dirty
  39. hard
  40. take

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