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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 938 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. young
  2. above
  3. thin
  4. below
  5. slow
  6. weak
  7. hard
  8. hot
  9. dry
  10. night
  11. late
  12. small
  13. rich
  14. pull
  15. dirty
  16. short
  17. hot
  18. far
  19. bottom
  20. boy
  21. buy
  22. dark
  23. last
  24. asleep
  25. big
  26. empty
  27. out
  28. short
  29. sell
  30. night
  31. quiet
  32. hot
  33. early
  34. happy
  35. lose
  36. first
  37. go
  38. slow
  39. heavy
  40. pull

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