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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 571 · 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 “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small

Answer key

  1. close
  2. empty
  3. young
  4. enemy
  5. weak
  6. empty
  7. girl
  8. hot
  9. slow
  10. small
  11. pull
  12. night
  13. heavy
  14. sad
  15. last
  16. big
  17. quiet
  18. slow
  19. asleep
  20. short
  21. hard
  22. day
  23. win
  24. hard
  25. hot
  26. far
  27. boy
  28. night
  29. dark
  30. last
  31. short
  32. hot
  33. clean
  34. fast
  35. poor
  36. in
  37. bottom
  38. sell
  39. near
  40. early

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