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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 531 · 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 “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. big
  2. enemy
  3. first
  4. buy
  5. out
  6. night
  7. far
  8. close
  9. cry
  10. hot
  11. go
  12. down
  13. stop
  14. below
  15. weak
  16. empty
  17. girl
  18. slow
  19. sit
  20. light
  21. clean
  22. night
  23. young
  24. short
  25. hard
  26. day
  27. pull
  28. heavy
  29. happy
  30. empty
  31. weak
  32. asleep
  33. slow
  34. above
  35. dirty
  36. hot
  37. dark
  38. dry
  39. last
  40. wet

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