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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 530 · 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 “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) wet (d) happy

Answer key

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

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