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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 481 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. take
  3. fast
  4. last
  5. dark
  6. thin
  7. wet
  8. girl
  9. pull
  10. start
  11. hot
  12. empty
  13. hot
  14. go
  15. out
  16. asleep
  17. dirty
  18. clean
  19. evening
  20. small
  21. night
  22. below
  23. far
  24. poor
  25. hot
  26. top
  27. lose
  28. first
  29. win
  30. sell
  31. short
  32. day
  33. late
  34. slow
  35. young
  36. full
  37. winter
  38. buy
  39. old
  40. bottom

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