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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 97 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. evening
  3. cry
  4. weak
  5. heavy
  6. quiet
  7. weak
  8. out
  9. wet
  10. dark
  11. stop
  12. far
  13. short
  14. thin
  15. strong
  16. small
  17. sit
  18. hot
  19. empty
  20. short
  21. out
  22. fast
  23. girl
  24. asleep
  25. last
  26. bottom
  27. night
  28. pull
  29. small
  30. hot
  31. outside
  32. top
  33. go
  34. slow
  35. slow
  36. hard
  37. start
  38. awake
  39. last
  40. boy

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