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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 459 · 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 “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong

Answer key

  1. near
  2. hard
  3. last
  4. empty
  5. sit
  6. outside
  7. take
  8. night
  9. rich
  10. quiet
  11. fast
  12. night
  13. out
  14. far
  15. pull
  16. stop
  17. slow
  18. wet
  19. empty
  20. cry
  21. below
  22. friend
  23. far
  24. early
  25. pull
  26. short
  27. big
  28. light
  29. weak
  30. poor
  31. top
  32. hot
  33. slow
  34. thin
  35. bottom
  36. full
  37. girl
  38. sell
  39. above
  40. strong

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