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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 986 · 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 “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) river (d) tree
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer

Answer key

  1. above
  2. empty
  3. empty
  4. slow
  5. slow
  6. far
  7. cry
  8. girl
  9. in
  10. thin
  11. dry
  12. asleep
  13. bottom
  14. rich
  15. sit
  16. dark
  17. buy
  18. outside
  19. hard
  20. light
  21. top
  22. hot
  23. stop
  24. small
  25. night
  26. clean
  27. awake
  28. late
  29. slow
  30. asleep
  31. young
  32. short
  33. happy
  34. last
  35. out
  36. wet
  37. take
  38. start
  39. boy
  40. evening

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