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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 682 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) river (d) tree
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. asleep
  3. buy
  4. slow
  5. early
  6. hot
  7. clean
  8. full
  9. summer
  10. wet
  11. hard
  12. weak
  13. small
  14. slow
  15. bottom
  16. friend
  17. cry
  18. last
  19. pull
  20. outside
  21. rich
  22. top
  23. dry
  24. evening
  25. day
  26. stop
  27. out
  28. big
  29. fast
  30. light
  31. short
  32. pull
  33. hot
  34. night
  35. weak
  36. girl
  37. empty
  38. poor
  39. quiet
  40. hot

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