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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 755 · 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 “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. down
  2. out
  3. old
  4. big
  5. hot
  6. go
  7. above
  8. empty
  9. last
  10. slow
  11. wet
  12. small
  13. top
  14. pull
  15. slow
  16. night
  17. heavy
  18. night
  19. hot
  20. buy
  21. fast
  22. sad
  23. hard
  24. empty
  25. dry
  26. thin
  27. bottom
  28. weak
  29. pull
  30. light
  31. sit
  32. asleep
  33. happy
  34. late
  35. strong
  36. short
  37. asleep
  38. slow
  39. poor
  40. quiet

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