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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 307 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot

Answer key

  1. young
  2. pull
  3. short
  4. short
  5. dirty
  6. close
  7. hot
  8. sit
  9. poor
  10. old
  11. boy
  12. in
  13. awake
  14. hard
  15. rich
  16. below
  17. short
  18. wet
  19. go
  20. thin
  21. out
  22. strong
  23. hot
  24. asleep
  25. far
  26. dark
  27. cold
  28. lose
  29. small
  30. evening
  31. empty
  32. asleep
  33. weak
  34. last
  35. top
  36. winter
  37. slow
  38. hard
  39. heavy
  40. down

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