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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 536 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet

Answer key

  1. last
  2. poor
  3. dirty
  4. light
  5. hot
  6. late
  7. slow
  8. fast
  9. short
  10. outside
  11. asleep
  12. out
  13. take
  14. far
  15. friend
  16. win
  17. big
  18. pull
  19. lose
  20. young
  21. soft
  22. heavy
  23. first
  24. above
  25. dark
  26. stop
  27. sell
  28. hot
  29. wet
  30. pull
  31. stand
  32. evening
  33. close
  34. night
  35. hard
  36. slow
  37. clean
  38. buy
  39. rich
  40. out

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