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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 693 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump

Answer key

  1. far
  2. quiet
  3. light
  4. empty
  5. down
  6. above
  7. out
  8. slow
  9. clean
  10. empty
  11. small
  12. slow
  13. dirty
  14. small
  15. night
  16. hot
  17. sad
  18. hot
  19. hard
  20. pull
  21. short
  22. stand
  23. cry
  24. full
  25. asleep
  26. buy
  27. dark
  28. enemy
  29. start
  30. short
  31. top
  32. day
  33. rich
  34. weak
  35. night
  36. poor
  37. big
  38. happy
  39. last
  40. take

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