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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 621 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry

Answer key

  1. last
  2. top
  3. hot
  4. sell
  5. light
  6. dark
  7. wet
  8. asleep
  9. near
  10. soft
  11. small
  12. short
  13. slow
  14. heavy
  15. clean
  16. hot
  17. out
  18. night
  19. awake
  20. far
  21. pull
  22. stand
  23. early
  24. enemy
  25. take
  26. hard
  27. in
  28. sad
  29. empty
  30. down
  31. quiet
  32. slow
  33. far
  34. hard
  35. cry
  36. last
  37. empty
  38. bottom
  39. go
  40. young

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