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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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