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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 478 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. weak
  3. full
  4. small
  5. young
  6. enemy
  7. awake
  8. fast
  9. day
  10. empty
  11. rich
  12. weak
  13. light
  14. down
  15. heavy
  16. out
  17. slow
  18. hot
  19. last
  20. far
  21. take
  22. late
  23. wet
  24. short
  25. outside
  26. start
  27. dark
  28. pull
  29. stand
  30. summer
  31. pull
  32. hot
  33. hot
  34. last
  35. friend
  36. thin
  37. night
  38. bottom
  39. above
  40. lose

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