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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 83 · 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 “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. hot
  3. win
  4. empty
  5. light
  6. pull
  7. dry
  8. down
  9. summer
  10. full
  11. slow
  12. small
  13. sit
  14. slow
  15. poor
  16. buy
  17. day
  18. heavy
  19. hard
  20. dirty
  21. above
  22. night
  23. asleep
  24. hard
  25. out
  26. first
  27. fast
  28. dark
  29. last
  30. friend
  31. hot
  32. light
  33. slow
  34. late
  35. big
  36. soft
  37. sad
  38. weak
  39. short
  40. boy

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