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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 462 · 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 “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. stand
  3. far
  4. short
  5. hot
  6. full
  7. small
  8. weak
  9. friend
  10. pull
  11. close
  12. night
  13. fast
  14. asleep
  15. cry
  16. sad
  17. awake
  18. heavy
  19. out
  20. boy
  21. hot
  22. empty
  23. last
  24. dry
  25. dirty
  26. quiet
  27. happy
  28. night
  29. in
  30. last
  31. empty
  32. slow
  33. small
  34. take
  35. early
  36. soft
  37. short
  38. clean
  39. stop
  40. hard

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