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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 125 · 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 “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. above
  3. pull
  4. small
  5. bottom
  6. last
  7. dirty
  8. dry
  9. top
  10. below
  11. girl
  12. short
  13. sit
  14. light
  15. full
  16. asleep
  17. old
  18. near
  19. empty
  20. empty
  21. hard
  22. boy
  23. hot
  24. take
  25. thin
  26. weak
  27. early
  28. friend
  29. out
  30. night
  31. night
  32. go
  33. outside
  34. far
  35. summer
  36. day
  37. heavy
  38. pull
  39. hot
  40. short

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