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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 922 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. dark
  3. weak
  4. buy
  5. cold
  6. heavy
  7. dirty
  8. below
  9. hot
  10. last
  11. cry
  12. dry
  13. go
  14. empty
  15. last
  16. small
  17. sell
  18. early
  19. outside
  20. slow
  21. awake
  22. top
  23. strong
  24. short
  25. night
  26. short
  27. light
  28. poor
  29. quiet
  30. young
  31. hard
  32. light
  33. empty
  34. boy
  35. night
  36. old
  37. above
  38. slow
  39. in
  40. asleep

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