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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 875 · 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) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. weak
  3. light
  4. below
  5. friend
  6. hard
  7. night
  8. quiet
  9. hot
  10. slow
  11. hot
  12. hot
  13. down
  14. happy
  15. small
  16. dirty
  17. short
  18. out
  19. last
  20. short
  21. sad
  22. winter
  23. empty
  24. enemy
  25. light
  26. start
  27. asleep
  28. stand
  29. hard
  30. stop
  31. poor
  32. slow
  33. close
  34. wet
  35. outside
  36. far
  37. buy
  38. far
  39. pull
  40. bottom

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