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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 331 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) below (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near

Answer key

  1. out
  2. top
  3. enemy
  4. first
  5. go
  6. thin
  7. night
  8. asleep
  9. friend
  10. happy
  11. stop
  12. girl
  13. short
  14. young
  15. close
  16. last
  17. weak
  18. above
  19. heavy
  20. pull
  21. old
  22. awake
  23. wet
  24. dark
  25. hot
  26. hard
  27. early
  28. hot
  29. outside
  30. take
  31. dirty
  32. down
  33. below
  34. slow
  35. empty
  36. cry
  37. sad
  38. small
  39. last
  40. near

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