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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 572 · 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 “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river

Answer key

  1. top
  2. clean
  3. above
  4. hot
  5. dark
  6. last
  7. outside
  8. far
  9. win
  10. fast
  11. hard
  12. thin
  13. small
  14. pull
  15. short
  16. empty
  17. poor
  18. short
  19. last
  20. slow
  21. early
  22. cry
  23. pull
  24. small
  25. asleep
  26. hard
  27. night
  28. day
  29. young
  30. big
  31. boy
  32. out
  33. full
  34. hot
  35. slow
  36. girl
  37. in
  38. asleep
  39. sad
  40. winter

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