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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 181 · 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 “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. short
  3. small
  4. soft
  5. top
  6. short
  7. wet
  8. win
  9. short
  10. winter
  11. far
  12. above
  13. night
  14. go
  15. stand
  16. slow
  17. last
  18. dry
  19. hard
  20. lose
  21. take
  22. hot
  23. empty
  24. small
  25. heavy
  26. young
  27. stop
  28. out
  29. day
  30. weak
  31. full
  32. pull
  33. slow
  34. enemy
  35. hot
  36. last
  37. below
  38. happy
  39. buy
  40. big

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