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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 370 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  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 “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. pull
  3. heavy
  4. young
  5. empty
  6. old
  7. quiet
  8. hot
  9. last
  10. clean
  11. slow
  12. below
  13. stop
  14. sell
  15. out
  16. hard
  17. hard
  18. friend
  19. sad
  20. winter
  21. small
  22. girl
  23. empty
  24. thin
  25. near
  26. poor
  27. enemy
  28. go
  29. short
  30. in
  31. slow
  32. stand
  33. small
  34. dry
  35. slow
  36. pull
  37. night
  38. start
  39. boy
  40. asleep

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