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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 916 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. take
  3. go
  4. heavy
  5. out
  6. out
  7. weak
  8. buy
  9. hot
  10. light
  11. hot
  12. slow
  13. early
  14. short
  15. small
  16. young
  17. old
  18. friend
  19. dry
  20. short
  21. asleep
  22. late
  23. happy
  24. start
  25. sad
  26. slow
  27. pull
  28. small
  29. hot
  30. last
  31. winter
  32. girl
  33. soft
  34. boy
  35. outside
  36. fast
  37. sell
  38. slow
  39. day
  40. night

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