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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 930 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) tall (d) heavy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. short
  2. start
  3. night
  4. far
  5. out
  6. dirty
  7. short
  8. above
  9. pull
  10. empty
  11. weak
  12. big
  13. heavy
  14. young
  15. empty
  16. bottom
  17. slow
  18. down
  19. light
  20. awake
  21. win
  22. slow
  23. sit
  24. slow
  25. asleep
  26. boy
  27. hot
  28. in
  29. last
  30. pull
  31. hot
  32. asleep
  33. hot
  34. soft
  35. summer
  36. light
  37. dry
  38. small
  39. poor
  40. buy

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