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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 673 · 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 “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. weak
  3. far
  4. dark
  5. pull
  6. asleep
  7. take
  8. start
  9. asleep
  10. last
  11. slow
  12. hot
  13. hot
  14. sad
  15. cold
  16. short
  17. hard
  18. short
  19. slow
  20. small
  21. hard
  22. out
  23. old
  24. sell
  25. empty
  26. outside
  27. stand
  28. top
  29. night
  30. light
  31. young
  32. buy
  33. awake
  34. full
  35. pull
  36. weak
  37. wet
  38. fast
  39. dirty
  40. above

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