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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 541 · 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 “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. dry
  3. short
  4. out
  5. asleep
  6. far
  7. rich
  8. last
  9. wet
  10. night
  11. above
  12. pull
  13. bottom
  14. hot
  15. hot
  16. heavy
  17. cry
  18. sell
  19. fast
  20. pull
  21. small
  22. boy
  23. far
  24. awake
  25. asleep
  26. sad
  27. near
  28. winter
  29. close
  30. out
  31. empty
  32. dirty
  33. slow
  34. girl
  35. hard
  36. hard
  37. slow
  38. old
  39. weak
  40. top

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