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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 388 · 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 “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. wet
  2. hot
  3. hard
  4. dry
  5. night
  6. hot
  7. pull
  8. last
  9. night
  10. empty
  11. out
  12. light
  13. clean
  14. heavy
  15. poor
  16. friend
  17. win
  18. first
  19. close
  20. slow
  21. short
  22. down
  23. last
  24. cry
  25. thin
  26. girl
  27. young
  28. cold
  29. far
  30. dark
  31. go
  32. soft
  33. weak
  34. asleep
  35. asleep
  36. short
  37. outside
  38. day
  39. small
  40. take

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