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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 921 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. fast
  3. clean
  4. poor
  5. out
  6. light
  7. rich
  8. stop
  9. dark
  10. far
  11. hot
  12. last
  13. evening
  14. girl
  15. weak
  16. empty
  17. pull
  18. asleep
  19. day
  20. sell
  21. pull
  22. small
  23. wet
  24. hot
  25. big
  26. sit
  27. late
  28. night
  29. soft
  30. dirty
  31. small
  32. short
  33. hard
  34. short
  35. thin
  36. stand
  37. cry
  38. first
  39. empty
  40. slow

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