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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 557 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) cry (d) push
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. thin
  3. dark
  4. short
  5. old
  6. hot
  7. empty
  8. dirty
  9. young
  10. sit
  11. heavy
  12. summer
  13. top
  14. out
  15. weak
  16. small
  17. far
  18. short
  19. slow
  20. sell
  21. last
  22. night
  23. slow
  24. weak
  25. short
  26. close
  27. fast
  28. slow
  29. early
  30. outside
  31. go
  32. cry
  33. hard
  34. far
  35. poor
  36. day
  37. cold
  38. dry
  39. big
  40. buy

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