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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 993 · 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 “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty

Answer key

  1. young
  2. light
  3. pull
  4. far
  5. last
  6. start
  7. short
  8. hot
  9. near
  10. full
  11. empty
  12. bottom
  13. evening
  14. slow
  15. above
  16. close
  17. dark
  18. boy
  19. weak
  20. short
  21. slow
  22. night
  23. hot
  24. asleep
  25. day
  26. short
  27. small
  28. winter
  29. clean
  30. empty
  31. out
  32. go
  33. awake
  34. rich
  35. below
  36. quiet
  37. slow
  38. night
  39. in
  40. dirty

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