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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 204 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early

Answer key

  1. last
  2. wet
  3. old
  4. top
  5. big
  6. down
  7. below
  8. asleep
  9. far
  10. short
  11. slow
  12. dark
  13. short
  14. close
  15. empty
  16. above
  17. hot
  18. weak
  19. happy
  20. winter
  21. outside
  22. hard
  23. asleep
  24. evening
  25. out
  26. light
  27. go
  28. bottom
  29. out
  30. hard
  31. summer
  32. lose
  33. cry
  34. in
  35. cold
  36. rich
  37. win
  38. small
  39. sit
  40. dirty

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