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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 699 · 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 “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. hard
  3. slow
  4. outside
  5. sit
  6. small
  7. sad
  8. slow
  9. short
  10. hot
  11. last
  12. asleep
  13. down
  14. young
  15. hot
  16. top
  17. close
  18. boy
  19. heavy
  20. empty
  21. awake
  22. hard
  23. above
  24. late
  25. buy
  26. go
  27. below
  28. short
  29. out
  30. night
  31. light
  32. last
  33. dirty
  34. weak
  35. far
  36. happy
  37. pull
  38. friend
  39. sell
  40. stop

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