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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 667 · 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 “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) fast (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. weak
  3. early
  4. first
  5. hot
  6. full
  7. hot
  8. last
  9. hot
  10. light
  11. hard
  12. clean
  13. sad
  14. buy
  15. night
  16. dark
  17. take
  18. slow
  19. slow
  20. dirty
  21. heavy
  22. cry
  23. out
  24. big
  25. empty
  26. night
  27. old
  28. late
  29. day
  30. short
  31. evening
  32. below
  33. awake
  34. empty
  35. sit
  36. far
  37. small
  38. stop
  39. start
  40. poor

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