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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 560 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. last
  3. thin
  4. empty
  5. dark
  6. dry
  7. enemy
  8. night
  9. out
  10. asleep
  11. win
  12. big
  13. down
  14. late
  15. slow
  16. short
  17. short
  18. young
  19. bottom
  20. near
  21. top
  22. first
  23. below
  24. start
  25. small
  26. girl
  27. light
  28. day
  29. hard
  30. sit
  31. last
  32. fast
  33. empty
  34. old
  35. take
  36. hot
  37. hot
  38. hard
  39. buy
  40. sell

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