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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 835 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. far
  2. young
  3. wet
  4. small
  5. thin
  6. top
  7. last
  8. rich
  9. dirty
  10. full
  11. slow
  12. early
  13. hot
  14. heavy
  15. slow
  16. out
  17. sad
  18. strong
  19. empty
  20. stand
  21. slow
  22. friend
  23. sell
  24. hard
  25. win
  26. fast
  27. night
  28. dark
  29. bottom
  30. big
  31. weak
  32. far
  33. near
  34. quiet
  35. evening
  36. late
  37. awake
  38. winter
  39. hot
  40. light

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