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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 756 · 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) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. win
  3. quiet
  4. full
  5. empty
  6. small
  7. go
  8. stand
  9. night
  10. sad
  11. hard
  12. cry
  13. top
  14. near
  15. far
  16. asleep
  17. out
  18. weak
  19. short
  20. hot
  21. pull
  22. heavy
  23. light
  24. buy
  25. in
  26. hot
  27. last
  28. happy
  29. poor
  30. young
  31. cold
  32. short
  33. girl
  34. slow
  35. close
  36. big
  37. last
  38. old
  39. strong
  40. bottom

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