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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 671 · 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) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. top
  3. light
  4. small
  5. dark
  6. empty
  7. night
  8. small
  9. pull
  10. slow
  11. strong
  12. take
  13. young
  14. close
  15. last
  16. heavy
  17. full
  18. last
  19. slow
  20. weak
  21. far
  22. start
  23. hot
  24. out
  25. dry
  26. day
  27. stop
  28. early
  29. boy
  30. short
  31. outside
  32. asleep
  33. hot
  34. down
  35. sad
  36. far
  37. weak
  38. go
  39. short
  40. hard

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