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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 516 · 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 “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. light
  3. full
  4. happy
  5. empty
  6. slow
  7. weak
  8. pull
  9. hard
  10. soft
  11. boy
  12. night
  13. hot
  14. weak
  15. cry
  16. hot
  17. slow
  18. far
  19. small
  20. awake
  21. summer
  22. short
  23. in
  24. dirty
  25. day
  26. go
  27. buy
  28. dark
  29. last
  30. asleep
  31. above
  32. quiet
  33. light
  34. outside
  35. out
  36. last
  37. hot
  38. big
  39. winter
  40. strong

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