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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 190 · 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 “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early

Answer key

  1. sell
  2. last
  3. last
  4. asleep
  5. heavy
  6. soft
  7. pull
  8. friend
  9. clean
  10. slow
  11. far
  12. near
  13. wet
  14. sit
  15. hot
  16. start
  17. empty
  18. late
  19. empty
  20. winter
  21. dark
  22. sad
  23. hard
  24. strong
  25. hot
  26. young
  27. slow
  28. happy
  29. quiet
  30. asleep
  31. short
  32. rich
  33. girl
  34. down
  35. small
  36. pull
  37. out
  38. in
  39. early
  40. below

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