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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 68 · 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 “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up

Answer key

  1. full
  2. thin
  3. sad
  4. go
  5. late
  6. empty
  7. hard
  8. empty
  9. girl
  10. night
  11. in
  12. cry
  13. top
  14. short
  15. boy
  16. asleep
  17. lose
  18. far
  19. hot
  20. small
  21. slow
  22. stop
  23. summer
  24. dark
  25. asleep
  26. last
  27. above
  28. down
  29. hot
  30. pull
  31. slow
  32. slow
  33. weak
  34. awake
  35. wet
  36. last
  37. heavy
  38. cold
  39. pull
  40. night

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