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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 933 · 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) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. young
  3. heavy
  4. hot
  5. slow
  6. short
  7. first
  8. far
  9. weak
  10. asleep
  11. empty
  12. full
  13. stop
  14. light
  15. cry
  16. slow
  17. short
  18. dark
  19. far
  20. thin
  21. clean
  22. friend
  23. poor
  24. dirty
  25. below
  26. night
  27. outside
  28. out
  29. last
  30. pull
  31. enemy
  32. light
  33. above
  34. slow
  35. in
  36. small
  37. small
  38. big
  39. evening
  40. rich

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