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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 210 · 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) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. night
  3. wet
  4. in
  5. day
  6. out
  7. sit
  8. young
  9. above
  10. pull
  11. friend
  12. short
  13. poor
  14. short
  15. small
  16. last
  17. bottom
  18. girl
  19. dark
  20. soft
  21. close
  22. heavy
  23. hot
  24. thin
  25. hot
  26. hot
  27. fast
  28. out
  29. weak
  30. asleep
  31. early
  32. far
  33. slow
  34. old
  35. boy
  36. evening
  37. hard
  38. light
  39. last
  40. stand

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