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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 355 · 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 “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. first
  3. empty
  4. pull
  5. happy
  6. out
  7. hard
  8. short
  9. heavy
  10. down
  11. last
  12. hot
  13. hard
  14. wet
  15. take
  16. slow
  17. slow
  18. night
  19. small
  20. early
  21. light
  22. weak
  23. full
  24. go
  25. enemy
  26. above
  27. night
  28. pull
  29. clean
  30. hot
  31. dirty
  32. cold
  33. hot
  34. far
  35. dry
  36. sit
  37. fast
  38. near
  39. light
  40. sell

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