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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 551 · 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) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  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 “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut

Answer key

  1. last
  2. far
  3. clean
  4. summer
  5. dirty
  6. day
  7. short
  8. hard
  9. happy
  10. top
  11. asleep
  12. empty
  13. young
  14. outside
  15. night
  16. empty
  17. weak
  18. slow
  19. short
  20. heavy
  21. hot
  22. hot
  23. hot
  24. short
  25. above
  26. winter
  27. boy
  28. awake
  29. below
  30. light
  31. asleep
  32. win
  33. fast
  34. bottom
  35. lose
  36. out
  37. dark
  38. hard
  39. close
  40. pull

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