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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. heavy
  3. last
  4. asleep
  5. sad
  6. out
  7. young
  8. weak
  9. dry
  10. pull
  11. cry
  12. out
  13. close
  14. boy
  15. sell
  16. hard
  17. rich
  18. wet
  19. summer
  20. down
  21. dirty
  22. asleep
  23. slow
  24. light
  25. girl
  26. winter
  27. big
  28. below
  29. dark
  30. slow
  31. enemy
  32. far
  33. short
  34. bottom
  35. hot
  36. empty
  37. win
  38. full
  39. pull
  40. above

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