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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 846 · 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 “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy

Answer key

  1. first
  2. asleep
  3. small
  4. down
  5. hot
  6. sad
  7. slow
  8. slow
  9. take
  10. light
  11. boy
  12. poor
  13. dirty
  14. early
  15. young
  16. rich
  17. hard
  18. stand
  19. sell
  20. wet
  21. bottom
  22. start
  23. short
  24. short
  25. heavy
  26. day
  27. last
  28. empty
  29. hot
  30. buy
  31. dark
  32. weak
  33. in
  34. night
  35. go
  36. clean
  37. short
  38. sit
  39. old
  40. below

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