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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 947 · 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 “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. out
  3. hot
  4. clean
  5. night
  6. day
  7. pull
  8. slow
  9. late
  10. hard
  11. young
  12. girl
  13. light
  14. big
  15. slow
  16. heavy
  17. short
  18. in
  19. friend
  20. short
  21. lose
  22. weak
  23. cry
  24. cold
  25. early
  26. dark
  27. hot
  28. pull
  29. empty
  30. enemy
  31. take
  32. sad
  33. slow
  34. asleep
  35. awake
  36. win
  37. last
  38. buy
  39. full
  40. old

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