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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 499 · 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 “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. hard
  3. day
  4. dirty
  5. close
  6. heavy
  7. above
  8. pull
  9. go
  10. out
  11. asleep
  12. last
  13. out
  14. lose
  15. early
  16. summer
  17. young
  18. short
  19. boy
  20. weak
  21. dark
  22. hot
  23. cry
  24. winter
  25. girl
  26. asleep
  27. empty
  28. hot
  29. soft
  30. cold
  31. near
  32. slow
  33. strong
  34. short
  35. short
  36. slow
  37. far
  38. start
  39. fast
  40. outside

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