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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 729 · 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 “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard

Answer key

  1. full
  2. quiet
  3. in
  4. heavy
  5. small
  6. asleep
  7. lose
  8. dry
  9. near
  10. hot
  11. empty
  12. hot
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. girl
  16. wet
  17. stop
  18. pull
  19. last
  20. light
  21. small
  22. weak
  23. clean
  24. sit
  25. down
  26. close
  27. night
  28. dark
  29. go
  30. slow
  31. boy
  32. first
  33. below
  34. young
  35. short
  36. rich
  37. last
  38. sell
  39. hard
  40. hard

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