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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 485 · 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 “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow

Answer key

  1. win
  2. wet
  3. night
  4. enemy
  5. hard
  6. slow
  7. hard
  8. dark
  9. close
  10. in
  11. dry
  12. far
  13. out
  14. dirty
  15. asleep
  16. thin
  17. full
  18. young
  19. soft
  20. small
  21. hot
  22. friend
  23. slow
  24. happy
  25. short
  26. last
  27. slow
  28. below
  29. rich
  30. go
  31. boy
  32. weak
  33. early
  34. pull
  35. small
  36. down
  37. sell
  38. lose
  39. winter
  40. hot

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