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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 528 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. empty
  3. lose
  4. near
  5. out
  6. close
  7. young
  8. rich
  9. happy
  10. strong
  11. slow
  12. stop
  13. awake
  14. small
  15. empty
  16. asleep
  17. wet
  18. far
  19. cold
  20. bottom
  21. full
  22. hot
  23. pull
  24. weak
  25. night
  26. dark
  27. summer
  28. small
  29. far
  30. hard
  31. take
  32. last
  33. soft
  34. light
  35. top
  36. slow
  37. night
  38. go
  39. old
  40. short

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