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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 570 · 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 “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) river (d) tree
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer

Answer key

  1. short
  2. young
  3. heavy
  4. empty
  5. rich
  6. slow
  7. short
  8. slow
  9. hard
  10. empty
  11. bottom
  12. pull
  13. last
  14. start
  15. cry
  16. out
  17. out
  18. girl
  19. light
  20. dark
  21. stop
  22. hot
  23. small
  24. night
  25. slow
  26. outside
  27. pull
  28. thin
  29. far
  30. night
  31. first
  32. fast
  33. soft
  34. weak
  35. small
  36. clean
  37. last
  38. down
  39. asleep
  40. summer

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