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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 634 · 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 “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. wet
  3. hard
  4. bottom
  5. stop
  6. last
  7. weak
  8. out
  9. out
  10. hot
  11. asleep
  12. clean
  13. small
  14. buy
  15. above
  16. far
  17. slow
  18. cold
  19. winter
  20. sell
  21. short
  22. dirty
  23. light
  24. heavy
  25. dark
  26. slow
  27. night
  28. empty
  29. night
  30. lose
  31. young
  32. late
  33. dry
  34. near
  35. pull
  36. hot
  37. fast
  38. down
  39. friend
  40. far

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