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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 305 · 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 “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside

Answer key

  1. rich
  2. summer
  3. full
  4. stand
  5. bottom
  6. lose
  7. near
  8. clean
  9. win
  10. in
  11. dark
  12. night
  13. empty
  14. fast
  15. last
  16. evening
  17. hot
  18. asleep
  19. small
  20. hot
  21. first
  22. cold
  23. short
  24. sit
  25. boy
  26. young
  27. far
  28. hot
  29. dirty
  30. small
  31. slow
  32. close
  33. pull
  34. slow
  35. wet
  36. winter
  37. slow
  38. poor
  39. take
  40. outside

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