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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 216 · 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 “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) tall (d) heavy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold

Answer key

  1. below
  2. young
  3. enemy
  4. hard
  5. quiet
  6. short
  7. close
  8. take
  9. asleep
  10. small
  11. night
  12. thin
  13. lose
  14. slow
  15. late
  16. wet
  17. weak
  18. soft
  19. bottom
  20. pull
  21. slow
  22. big
  23. hot
  24. last
  25. start
  26. clean
  27. far
  28. friend
  29. dirty
  30. out
  31. short
  32. hot
  33. cold
  34. winter
  35. summer
  36. heavy
  37. girl
  38. old
  39. slow
  40. day

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