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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 547 · 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 “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin

Answer key

  1. above
  2. short
  3. winter
  4. slow
  5. heavy
  6. hard
  7. buy
  8. empty
  9. near
  10. day
  11. dry
  12. dark
  13. hot
  14. slow
  15. short
  16. enemy
  17. hot
  18. asleep
  19. quiet
  20. small
  21. short
  22. cry
  23. last
  24. weak
  25. stop
  26. evening
  27. sell
  28. light
  29. old
  30. awake
  31. bottom
  32. slow
  33. poor
  34. close
  35. night
  36. out
  37. empty
  38. sad
  39. hard
  40. thin

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