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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 651 · 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 “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push

Answer key

  1. wet
  2. short
  3. light
  4. last
  5. small
  6. outside
  7. in
  8. hard
  9. thin
  10. far
  11. rich
  12. heavy
  13. soft
  14. short
  15. hot
  16. stop
  17. pull
  18. light
  19. quiet
  20. out
  21. fast
  22. asleep
  23. small
  24. buy
  25. down
  26. last
  27. hot
  28. cold
  29. empty
  30. dry
  31. young
  32. above
  33. sell
  34. sit
  35. go
  36. far
  37. early
  38. top
  39. below
  40. cry

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