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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 635 · 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 “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full

Answer key

  1. go
  2. empty
  3. last
  4. asleep
  5. evening
  6. boy
  7. clean
  8. hard
  9. happy
  10. night
  11. out
  12. far
  13. cold
  14. last
  15. dark
  16. stop
  17. short
  18. small
  19. pull
  20. rich
  21. day
  22. hot
  23. hot
  24. short
  25. late
  26. soft
  27. below
  28. short
  29. young
  30. poor
  31. hot
  32. full
  33. dirty
  34. slow
  35. hard
  36. above
  37. enemy
  38. first
  39. in
  40. down

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