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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 43 · 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 “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. far
  3. empty
  4. hot
  5. boy
  6. below
  7. friend
  8. dirty
  9. outside
  10. happy
  11. rich
  12. small
  13. heavy
  14. pull
  15. hard
  16. short
  17. girl
  18. asleep
  19. slow
  20. hot
  21. sell
  22. last
  23. soft
  24. old
  25. dark
  26. close
  27. young
  28. take
  29. short
  30. lose
  31. clean
  32. night
  33. fast
  34. buy
  35. last
  36. out
  37. day
  38. short
  39. cold
  40. wet

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