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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 873 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. small
  3. heavy
  4. early
  5. in
  6. last
  7. boy
  8. happy
  9. hot
  10. stand
  11. asleep
  12. slow
  13. night
  14. first
  15. girl
  16. night
  17. sell
  18. slow
  19. empty
  20. friend
  21. evening
  22. weak
  23. fast
  24. poor
  25. young
  26. slow
  27. clean
  28. enemy
  29. pull
  30. outside
  31. lose
  32. quiet
  33. awake
  34. cry
  35. sad
  36. dark
  37. short
  38. hard
  39. win
  40. strong

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