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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 154 · 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) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. rich
  3. pull
  4. out
  5. far
  6. boy
  7. dirty
  8. short
  9. go
  10. day
  11. fast
  12. empty
  13. winter
  14. sell
  15. small
  16. enemy
  17. empty
  18. old
  19. above
  20. clean
  21. hard
  22. girl
  23. top
  24. out
  25. wet
  26. night
  27. weak
  28. hot
  29. slow
  30. pull
  31. far
  32. happy
  33. short
  34. summer
  35. last
  36. slow
  37. start
  38. asleep
  39. dark
  40. last

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