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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 553 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) in (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. near
  3. full
  4. asleep
  5. stop
  6. hot
  7. slow
  8. take
  9. early
  10. night
  11. summer
  12. bottom
  13. rich
  14. big
  15. buy
  16. hard
  17. far
  18. sad
  19. down
  20. slow
  21. quiet
  22. light
  23. weak
  24. last
  25. far
  26. slow
  27. dirty
  28. last
  29. girl
  30. boy
  31. young
  32. stand
  33. short
  34. short
  35. go
  36. happy
  37. fast
  38. win
  39. old
  40. out

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