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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 880 · 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) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) old (d) fast
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty

Answer key

  1. small
  2. bottom
  3. happy
  4. weak
  5. out
  6. take
  7. old
  8. last
  9. girl
  10. dark
  11. light
  12. soft
  13. hot
  14. big
  15. early
  16. empty
  17. cry
  18. pull
  19. in
  20. hard
  21. light
  22. heavy
  23. slow
  24. hot
  25. night
  26. night
  27. dry
  28. lose
  29. hard
  30. asleep
  31. strong
  32. out
  33. sell
  34. slow
  35. near
  36. fast
  37. sad
  38. buy
  39. start
  40. empty

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