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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 548 · 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 “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far

Answer key

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

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