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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 453 · 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 “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. sell
  3. short
  4. dry
  5. small
  6. evening
  7. quiet
  8. thin
  9. wet
  10. short
  11. weak
  12. asleep
  13. go
  14. slow
  15. last
  16. dark
  17. early
  18. pull
  19. outside
  20. start
  21. awake
  22. out
  23. dirty
  24. stop
  25. night
  26. sit
  27. soft
  28. far
  29. far
  30. night
  31. heavy
  32. top
  33. pull
  34. winter
  35. slow
  36. girl
  37. win
  38. hot
  39. empty
  40. hard

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