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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 821 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast

Answer key

  1. last
  2. stand
  3. slow
  4. slow
  5. empty
  6. hot
  7. top
  8. pull
  9. quiet
  10. sell
  11. night
  12. light
  13. empty
  14. take
  15. short
  16. slow
  17. dark
  18. heavy
  19. far
  20. cold
  21. pull
  22. asleep
  23. weak
  24. out
  25. sit
  26. small
  27. first
  28. evening
  29. stop
  30. last
  31. young
  32. awake
  33. friend
  34. happy
  35. outside
  36. thin
  37. soft
  38. dirty
  39. clean
  40. short

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