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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 340 · 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 “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. outside
  3. hard
  4. in
  5. asleep
  6. win
  7. big
  8. short
  9. young
  10. friend
  11. girl
  12. small
  13. far
  14. night
  15. enemy
  16. fast
  17. wet
  18. out
  19. down
  20. short
  21. out
  22. slow
  23. hot
  24. slow
  25. small
  26. bottom
  27. summer
  28. last
  29. heavy
  30. lose
  31. weak
  32. pull
  33. poor
  34. hot
  35. soft
  36. stop
  37. empty
  38. winter
  39. buy
  40. clean

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