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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 475 · 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 “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. cry
  3. small
  4. young
  5. late
  6. hot
  7. small
  8. bottom
  9. out
  10. pull
  11. dirty
  12. enemy
  13. rich
  14. hot
  15. girl
  16. short
  17. slow
  18. fast
  19. buy
  20. weak
  21. light
  22. quiet
  23. close
  24. pull
  25. awake
  26. last
  27. clean
  28. empty
  29. hard
  30. soft
  31. stand
  32. heavy
  33. thin
  34. last
  35. dark
  36. start
  37. far
  38. first
  39. weak
  40. asleep

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