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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 59 · 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 “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. stop
  3. slow
  4. night
  5. big
  6. small
  7. young
  8. sad
  9. bottom
  10. weak
  11. dirty
  12. slow
  13. last
  14. empty
  15. hot
  16. out
  17. sell
  18. above
  19. rich
  20. hot
  21. cold
  22. below
  23. dark
  24. cry
  25. poor
  26. soft
  27. happy
  28. full
  29. fast
  30. heavy
  31. hard
  32. wet
  33. night
  34. top
  35. boy
  36. old
  37. far
  38. pull
  39. hard
  40. evening

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