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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 347 · 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 “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in

Answer key

  1. near
  2. hard
  3. night
  4. dark
  5. asleep
  6. sell
  7. girl
  8. sit
  9. night
  10. last
  11. day
  12. out
  13. sad
  14. top
  15. thin
  16. small
  17. hot
  18. young
  19. big
  20. short
  21. last
  22. buy
  23. hard
  24. poor
  25. take
  26. empty
  27. weak
  28. pull
  29. short
  30. out
  31. slow
  32. slow
  33. strong
  34. hot
  35. hot
  36. far
  37. early
  38. first
  39. clean
  40. down

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