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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 509 · 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 “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  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 “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. slow
  3. light
  4. soft
  5. top
  6. full
  7. out
  8. fast
  9. light
  10. hot
  11. empty
  12. summer
  13. stop
  14. dark
  15. heavy
  16. last
  17. pull
  18. far
  19. day
  20. hard
  21. short
  22. clean
  23. above
  24. enemy
  25. dry
  26. weak
  27. small
  28. happy
  29. hard
  30. buy
  31. out
  32. slow
  33. sad
  34. sell
  35. slow
  36. night
  37. hot
  38. thin
  39. near
  40. outside

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