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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 888 · 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) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. pull
  3. weak
  4. day
  5. slow
  6. out
  7. small
  8. hot
  9. last
  10. hard
  11. in
  12. dirty
  13. below
  14. fast
  15. light
  16. slow
  17. asleep
  18. outside
  19. early
  20. young
  21. thin
  22. quiet
  23. small
  24. sit
  25. light
  26. slow
  27. old
  28. evening
  29. short
  30. start
  31. dark
  32. soft
  33. stand
  34. clean
  35. hot
  36. sell
  37. heavy
  38. weak
  39. empty
  40. top

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