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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 449 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river

Answer key

  1. last
  2. asleep
  3. light
  4. short
  5. take
  6. clean
  7. empty
  8. hard
  9. out
  10. soft
  11. hot
  12. sad
  13. hot
  14. buy
  15. early
  16. evening
  17. big
  18. hot
  19. short
  20. rich
  21. stand
  22. happy
  23. heavy
  24. fast
  25. enemy
  26. night
  27. young
  28. poor
  29. slow
  30. small
  31. dark
  32. above
  33. pull
  34. boy
  35. small
  36. day
  37. late
  38. pull
  39. empty
  40. winter

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