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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 280 · 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) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) dirty (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry

Answer key

  1. out
  2. wet
  3. empty
  4. far
  5. slow
  6. asleep
  7. weak
  8. win
  9. hot
  10. slow
  11. down
  12. stand
  13. light
  14. dry
  15. hot
  16. close
  17. hard
  18. weak
  19. short
  20. night
  21. dirty
  22. hot
  23. winter
  24. girl
  25. last
  26. asleep
  27. cold
  28. buy
  29. young
  30. below
  31. small
  32. first
  33. out
  34. empty
  35. pull
  36. outside
  37. evening
  38. stop
  39. enemy
  40. early

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