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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 403 · 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 “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet

Answer key

  1. top
  2. empty
  3. fast
  4. young
  5. hot
  6. short
  7. dark
  8. night
  9. night
  10. start
  11. close
  12. down
  13. small
  14. pull
  15. above
  16. last
  17. early
  18. win
  19. bottom
  20. out
  21. evening
  22. in
  23. far
  24. boy
  25. hot
  26. asleep
  27. slow
  28. hard
  29. stand
  30. below
  31. far
  32. cold
  33. small
  34. last
  35. pull
  36. short
  37. winter
  38. rich
  39. summer
  40. asleep

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