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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 219 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. empty
  3. short
  4. bottom
  5. dirty
  6. enemy
  7. in
  8. first
  9. heavy
  10. sit
  11. empty
  12. slow
  13. far
  14. cold
  15. day
  16. out
  17. awake
  18. slow
  19. boy
  20. small
  21. outside
  22. pull
  23. top
  24. above
  25. wet
  26. summer
  27. last
  28. last
  29. hot
  30. hard
  31. down
  32. buy
  33. small
  34. full
  35. short
  36. out
  37. dark
  38. thin
  39. night
  40. hot

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