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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 694 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. small
  3. weak
  4. hot
  5. cry
  6. old
  7. hot
  8. out
  9. big
  10. slow
  11. far
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. light
  15. hard
  16. sad
  17. quiet
  18. asleep
  19. wet
  20. out
  21. night
  22. slow
  23. pull
  24. day
  25. heavy
  26. cold
  27. short
  28. sell
  29. far
  30. above
  31. weak
  32. stop
  33. slow
  34. evening
  35. close
  36. light
  37. young
  38. clean
  39. last
  40. hard

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