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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 469 · 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 “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat

Answer key

  1. in
  2. out
  3. heavy
  4. short
  5. hot
  6. enemy
  7. night
  8. last
  9. short
  10. weak
  11. early
  12. asleep
  13. win
  14. pull
  15. stop
  16. young
  17. slow
  18. hard
  19. dark
  20. small
  21. small
  22. last
  23. short
  24. wet
  25. rich
  26. close
  27. far
  28. hot
  29. sell
  30. summer
  31. hot
  32. top
  33. fast
  34. far
  35. awake
  36. near
  37. asleep
  38. dry
  39. clean
  40. pull

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