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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 753 · 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 “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot

Answer key

  1. buy
  2. heavy
  3. rich
  4. happy
  5. go
  6. wet
  7. short
  8. empty
  9. out
  10. slow
  11. young
  12. light
  13. dry
  14. slow
  15. day
  16. far
  17. start
  18. lose
  19. hot
  20. small
  21. stop
  22. hard
  23. bottom
  24. pull
  25. slow
  26. cold
  27. fast
  28. above
  29. asleep
  30. night
  31. thin
  32. near
  33. last
  34. quiet
  35. hot
  36. short
  37. soft
  38. summer
  39. evening
  40. far

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