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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 629 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall

Answer key

  1. young
  2. friend
  3. poor
  4. dry
  5. hard
  6. out
  7. boy
  8. out
  9. take
  10. awake
  11. last
  12. big
  13. slow
  14. slow
  15. bottom
  16. slow
  17. night
  18. top
  19. hot
  20. far
  21. short
  22. weak
  23. pull
  24. pull
  25. sad
  26. weak
  27. dirty
  28. evening
  29. heavy
  30. empty
  31. down
  32. stand
  33. win
  34. hot
  35. soft
  36. short
  37. light
  38. girl
  39. asleep
  40. cold

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