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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 94 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. small
  2. night
  3. empty
  4. quiet
  5. dark
  6. far
  7. poor
  8. young
  9. girl
  10. heavy
  11. outside
  12. clean
  13. slow
  14. asleep
  15. last
  16. pull
  17. weak
  18. small
  19. short
  20. top
  21. sit
  22. slow
  23. wet
  24. far
  25. take
  26. hot
  27. hot
  28. late
  29. early
  30. enemy
  31. first
  32. below
  33. in
  34. stand
  35. out
  36. pull
  37. hard
  38. sad
  39. above
  40. empty

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