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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 628 · 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 “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry

Answer key

  1. poor
  2. slow
  3. weak
  4. last
  5. night
  6. last
  7. small
  8. start
  9. hot
  10. rich
  11. pull
  12. hot
  13. dirty
  14. small
  15. hard
  16. below
  17. quiet
  18. bottom
  19. far
  20. down
  21. out
  22. asleep
  23. stop
  24. happy
  25. light
  26. sell
  27. empty
  28. enemy
  29. empty
  30. sad
  31. first
  32. asleep
  33. near
  34. cry
  35. hot
  36. far
  37. out
  38. young
  39. top
  40. go

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