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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 740 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  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 “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. small
  2. empty
  3. last
  4. boy
  5. asleep
  6. light
  7. night
  8. dry
  9. heavy
  10. close
  11. stand
  12. young
  13. hard
  14. buy
  15. down
  16. empty
  17. big
  18. short
  19. thin
  20. go
  21. slow
  22. slow
  23. stop
  24. slow
  25. clean
  26. hot
  27. out
  28. hot
  29. pull
  30. awake
  31. in
  32. first
  33. light
  34. night
  35. strong
  36. old
  37. start
  38. sit
  39. small
  40. take

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