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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 787 · 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 “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. happy
  3. heavy
  4. clean
  5. girl
  6. young
  7. soft
  8. far
  9. asleep
  10. empty
  11. below
  12. day
  13. hot
  14. above
  15. pull
  16. slow
  17. hard
  18. top
  19. short
  20. start
  21. short
  22. full
  23. poor
  24. in
  25. cold
  26. evening
  27. far
  28. hot
  29. weak
  30. hot
  31. dark
  32. asleep
  33. out
  34. fast
  35. quiet
  36. strong
  37. last
  38. winter
  39. summer
  40. go

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