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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 913 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet

Answer key

  1. young
  2. poor
  3. weak
  4. first
  5. night
  6. quiet
  7. empty
  8. old
  9. above
  10. slow
  11. top
  12. pull
  13. cold
  14. evening
  15. last
  16. out
  17. sad
  18. happy
  19. hot
  20. small
  21. asleep
  22. weak
  23. sit
  24. buy
  25. short
  26. big
  27. win
  28. stop
  29. soft
  30. slow
  31. dirty
  32. slow
  33. asleep
  34. take
  35. short
  36. down
  37. small
  38. out
  39. night
  40. day

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