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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 72 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. young
  3. full
  4. last
  5. short
  6. cold
  7. boy
  8. girl
  9. big
  10. small
  11. strong
  12. night
  13. asleep
  14. slow
  15. hard
  16. top
  17. take
  18. dark
  19. hot
  20. small
  21. old
  22. far
  23. out
  24. clean
  25. evening
  26. thin
  27. lose
  28. close
  29. night
  30. sad
  31. early
  32. buy
  33. last
  34. slow
  35. dry
  36. soft
  37. above
  38. weak
  39. light
  40. short

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