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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 834 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. small
  2. start
  3. quiet
  4. poor
  5. far
  6. take
  7. girl
  8. thin
  9. awake
  10. empty
  11. day
  12. last
  13. short
  14. hot
  15. dry
  16. happy
  17. slow
  18. sit
  19. summer
  20. sell
  21. light
  22. dark
  23. down
  24. above
  25. fast
  26. slow
  27. out
  28. short
  29. late
  30. weak
  31. wet
  32. winter
  33. top
  34. evening
  35. empty
  36. big
  37. bottom
  38. small
  39. pull
  40. heavy

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