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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 406 · 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 “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. clean
  3. dark
  4. small
  5. slow
  6. young
  7. heavy
  8. buy
  9. below
  10. far
  11. night
  12. sell
  13. pull
  14. empty
  15. hard
  16. out
  17. weak
  18. short
  19. empty
  20. light
  21. take
  22. hard
  23. hot
  24. dry
  25. thin
  26. win
  27. slow
  28. down
  29. short
  30. stand
  31. night
  32. late
  33. last
  34. day
  35. old
  36. go
  37. strong
  38. light
  39. weak
  40. friend

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