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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 546 · 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 “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat

Answer key

  1. light
  2. short
  3. thin
  4. last
  5. heavy
  6. close
  7. quiet
  8. last
  9. night
  10. outside
  11. slow
  12. dark
  13. top
  14. winter
  15. short
  16. dirty
  17. young
  18. full
  19. asleep
  20. stand
  21. sell
  22. poor
  23. happy
  24. hot
  25. out
  26. down
  27. bottom
  28. big
  29. weak
  30. hard
  31. cry
  32. early
  33. win
  34. empty
  35. sit
  36. in
  37. enemy
  38. far
  39. empty
  40. pull

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