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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 578 · 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 “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old

Answer key

  1. light
  2. weak
  3. out
  4. empty
  5. far
  6. out
  7. slow
  8. last
  9. weak
  10. heavy
  11. hot
  12. rich
  13. soft
  14. full
  15. take
  16. asleep
  17. outside
  18. happy
  19. sell
  20. small
  21. empty
  22. bottom
  23. short
  24. pull
  25. friend
  26. late
  27. below
  28. fast
  29. dirty
  30. short
  31. slow
  32. young
  33. summer
  34. far
  35. last
  36. night
  37. sit
  38. hard
  39. near
  40. old

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