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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 510 · 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) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. pull
  3. small
  4. poor
  5. dark
  6. slow
  7. start
  8. asleep
  9. evening
  10. summer
  11. heavy
  12. close
  13. young
  14. bottom
  15. out
  16. down
  17. early
  18. last
  19. pull
  20. hard
  21. hot
  22. small
  23. night
  24. sell
  25. hard
  26. hot
  27. slow
  28. short
  29. out
  30. sit
  31. rich
  32. big
  33. short
  34. stop
  35. wet
  36. first
  37. dirty
  38. strong
  39. outside
  40. in

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