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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 494 · 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 “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow

Answer key

  1. close
  2. cold
  3. below
  4. short
  5. in
  6. first
  7. summer
  8. hot
  9. late
  10. dirty
  11. light
  12. night
  13. wet
  14. out
  15. slow
  16. last
  17. poor
  18. night
  19. full
  20. boy
  21. old
  22. dark
  23. empty
  24. early
  25. slow
  26. enemy
  27. hard
  28. hard
  29. far
  30. pull
  31. weak
  32. friend
  33. sad
  34. cry
  35. small
  36. asleep
  37. light
  38. young
  39. hot
  40. big

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