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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 968 · 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) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) cry (d) push
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat

Answer key

  1. young
  2. awake
  3. buy
  4. close
  5. happy
  6. pull
  7. weak
  8. cry
  9. far
  10. weak
  11. down
  12. light
  13. empty
  14. slow
  15. sad
  16. dark
  17. slow
  18. heavy
  19. in
  20. last
  21. thin
  22. bottom
  23. sell
  24. last
  25. small
  26. strong
  27. out
  28. short
  29. hot
  30. late
  31. full
  32. dirty
  33. top
  34. summer
  35. asleep
  36. sit
  37. slow
  38. soft
  39. cold
  40. stop

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