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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 954 · 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) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. young
  2. dry
  3. bottom
  4. quiet
  5. dark
  6. below
  7. go
  8. slow
  9. empty
  10. hard
  11. win
  12. light
  13. short
  14. happy
  15. pull
  16. friend
  17. stand
  18. down
  19. far
  20. weak
  21. asleep
  22. night
  23. empty
  24. dirty
  25. hard
  26. big
  27. last
  28. cry
  29. awake
  30. pull
  31. sell
  32. small
  33. sit
  34. small
  35. hot
  36. old
  37. late
  38. heavy
  39. girl
  40. light

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