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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 224 · 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) late (c) soft (d) clean
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. slow
  3. last
  4. lose
  5. strong
  6. dirty
  7. slow
  8. first
  9. heavy
  10. day
  11. short
  12. asleep
  13. hard
  14. sad
  15. asleep
  16. cry
  17. start
  18. pull
  19. in
  20. weak
  21. stop
  22. empty
  23. slow
  24. wet
  25. hot
  26. hard
  27. early
  28. fast
  29. sit
  30. small
  31. below
  32. awake
  33. hot
  34. top
  35. sell
  36. buy
  37. short
  38. empty
  39. out
  40. night

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