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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 208 · 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 “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) happy (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. summer
  3. pull
  4. out
  5. asleep
  6. fast
  7. quiet
  8. stand
  9. heavy
  10. short
  11. weak
  12. hard
  13. win
  14. cold
  15. down
  16. young
  17. soft
  18. start
  19. awake
  20. near
  21. slow
  22. dirty
  23. wet
  24. rich
  25. slow
  26. sit
  27. hot
  28. below
  29. girl
  30. dark
  31. last
  32. above
  33. go
  34. outside
  35. early
  36. hot
  37. night
  38. asleep
  39. far
  40. bottom

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