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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 595 · 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 “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. young
  3. slow
  4. take
  5. wet
  6. out
  7. bottom
  8. out
  9. heavy
  10. far
  11. dark
  12. pull
  13. short
  14. night
  15. full
  16. strong
  17. cold
  18. stop
  19. last
  20. short
  21. short
  22. empty
  23. small
  24. light
  25. hot
  26. day
  27. big
  28. evening
  29. thin
  30. pull
  31. close
  32. small
  33. night
  34. buy
  35. near
  36. hot
  37. asleep
  38. weak
  39. happy
  40. boy

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