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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 399 · 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 “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. short
  3. hard
  4. summer
  5. girl
  6. friend
  7. far
  8. empty
  9. night
  10. far
  11. hot
  12. last
  13. asleep
  14. short
  15. weak
  16. boy
  17. fast
  18. asleep
  19. pull
  20. start
  21. first
  22. strong
  23. slow
  24. full
  25. light
  26. out
  27. winter
  28. clean
  29. dry
  30. small
  31. young
  32. bottom
  33. heavy
  34. slow
  35. hard
  36. above
  37. stop
  38. cold
  39. hot
  40. sell

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