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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 346 · 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 “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep

Answer key

  1. first
  2. short
  3. lose
  4. clean
  5. pull
  6. small
  7. weak
  8. hot
  9. night
  10. buy
  11. sad
  12. old
  13. asleep
  14. out
  15. heavy
  16. start
  17. dry
  18. small
  19. dark
  20. short
  21. down
  22. close
  23. short
  24. slow
  25. above
  26. friend
  27. dirty
  28. young
  29. weak
  30. hard
  31. light
  32. hot
  33. evening
  34. empty
  35. slow
  36. win
  37. last
  38. outside
  39. far
  40. asleep

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