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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 467 · 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 “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty

Answer key

  1. small
  2. young
  3. last
  4. out
  5. asleep
  6. sell
  7. clean
  8. cold
  9. weak
  10. girl
  11. heavy
  12. last
  13. dirty
  14. lose
  15. old
  16. pull
  17. sad
  18. sit
  19. in
  20. short
  21. slow
  22. dark
  23. fast
  24. hot
  25. out
  26. happy
  27. hot
  28. stop
  29. poor
  30. night
  31. outside
  32. wet
  33. early
  34. night
  35. pull
  36. bottom
  37. win
  38. soft
  39. big
  40. short

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