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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 476 · 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 “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) winter (d) Monday
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. out
  3. dark
  4. big
  5. girl
  6. heavy
  7. awake
  8. thin
  9. strong
  10. last
  11. out
  12. wet
  13. enemy
  14. below
  15. win
  16. hot
  17. winter
  18. lose
  19. slow
  20. short
  21. pull
  22. cold
  23. clean
  24. buy
  25. friend
  26. pull
  27. small
  28. near
  29. short
  30. hot
  31. above
  32. sell
  33. day
  34. top
  35. night
  36. take
  37. sad
  38. happy
  39. hard
  40. asleep

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