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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 284 · 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) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. slow
  3. weak
  4. small
  5. out
  6. empty
  7. friend
  8. fast
  9. short
  10. small
  11. asleep
  12. hot
  13. hot
  14. start
  15. first
  16. winter
  17. last
  18. clean
  19. light
  20. big
  21. early
  22. night
  23. dry
  24. strong
  25. in
  26. dirty
  27. sell
  28. thin
  29. dark
  30. hard
  31. close
  32. young
  33. pull
  34. old
  35. near
  36. rich
  37. evening
  38. hot
  39. slow
  40. bottom

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