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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 278 · 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 “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) late (d) short

Answer key

  1. out
  2. clean
  3. out
  4. thin
  5. last
  6. asleep
  7. pull
  8. poor
  9. small
  10. far
  11. hot
  12. slow
  13. hot
  14. sit
  15. far
  16. lose
  17. stand
  18. big
  19. short
  20. night
  21. young
  22. empty
  23. hot
  24. evening
  25. happy
  26. early
  27. wet
  28. slow
  29. enemy
  30. cold
  31. old
  32. heavy
  33. slow
  34. sell
  35. stop
  36. pull
  37. weak
  38. full
  39. win
  40. rich

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