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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 650 · 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 “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) cousin
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. empty
  3. above
  4. day
  5. night
  6. dirty
  7. short
  8. last
  9. sell
  10. below
  11. small
  12. young
  13. thin
  14. hot
  15. dry
  16. fast
  17. slow
  18. asleep
  19. close
  20. slow
  21. outside
  22. pull
  23. light
  24. happy
  25. summer
  26. lose
  27. night
  28. short
  29. top
  30. evening
  31. poor
  32. winter
  33. down
  34. big
  35. take
  36. awake
  37. light
  38. enemy
  39. dark
  40. bottom

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