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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 583 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. win
  3. empty
  4. evening
  5. out
  6. strong
  7. poor
  8. dark
  9. sit
  10. bottom
  11. old
  12. small
  13. short
  14. cold
  15. hot
  16. young
  17. boy
  18. down
  19. weak
  20. asleep
  21. slow
  22. awake
  23. hot
  24. first
  25. winter
  26. soft
  27. hard
  28. sell
  29. outside
  30. slow
  31. clean
  32. early
  33. out
  34. stop
  35. last
  36. full
  37. light
  38. last
  39. cry
  40. light

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