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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 561 · 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 “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. big
  3. soft
  4. short
  5. weak
  6. enemy
  7. slow
  8. clean
  9. hard
  10. summer
  11. full
  12. empty
  13. hot
  14. stand
  15. slow
  16. out
  17. dark
  18. old
  19. light
  20. fast
  21. bottom
  22. last
  23. poor
  24. night
  25. awake
  26. winter
  27. first
  28. last
  29. pull
  30. asleep
  31. cry
  32. below
  33. cold
  34. hot
  35. young
  36. girl
  37. light
  38. night
  39. pull
  40. hot

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