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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 617 · 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 “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  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 “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard

Answer key

  1. take
  2. down
  3. awake
  4. slow
  5. late
  6. slow
  7. short
  8. last
  9. small
  10. fast
  11. last
  12. short
  13. young
  14. cold
  15. heavy
  16. light
  17. first
  18. close
  19. hot
  20. big
  21. below
  22. far
  23. buy
  24. dirty
  25. lose
  26. pull
  27. sad
  28. cry
  29. weak
  30. pull
  31. out
  32. small
  33. sell
  34. hot
  35. summer
  36. sit
  37. slow
  38. friend
  39. rich
  40. hard

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