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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 484 · 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 “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy

Answer key

  1. light
  2. pull
  3. out
  4. slow
  5. far
  6. pull
  7. start
  8. asleep
  9. above
  10. out
  11. lose
  12. thin
  13. first
  14. down
  15. win
  16. weak
  17. hard
  18. last
  19. asleep
  20. short
  21. day
  22. hard
  23. wet
  24. friend
  25. short
  26. take
  27. slow
  28. small
  29. empty
  30. bottom
  31. close
  32. slow
  33. enemy
  34. hot
  35. cry
  36. rich
  37. clean
  38. night
  39. below
  40. heavy

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