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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 677 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big

Answer key

  1. short
  2. winter
  3. empty
  4. weak
  5. last
  6. win
  7. far
  8. dark
  9. top
  10. heavy
  11. out
  12. rich
  13. slow
  14. pull
  15. early
  16. hard
  17. outside
  18. hot
  19. asleep
  20. hot
  21. awake
  22. light
  23. pull
  24. down
  25. last
  26. small
  27. buy
  28. full
  29. above
  30. soft
  31. sell
  32. bottom
  33. stand
  34. slow
  35. day
  36. sit
  37. slow
  38. asleep
  39. wet
  40. late

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