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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 558 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. short
  3. out
  4. sad
  5. buy
  6. poor
  7. pull
  8. hot
  9. big
  10. near
  11. day
  12. top
  13. outside
  14. light
  15. small
  16. last
  17. cry
  18. close
  19. full
  20. soft
  21. weak
  22. sell
  23. young
  24. slow
  25. hard
  26. start
  27. down
  28. clean
  29. girl
  30. far
  31. pull
  32. last
  33. dark
  34. heavy
  35. late
  36. slow
  37. hot
  38. empty
  39. stand
  40. wet

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