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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 654 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. full
  3. night
  4. night
  5. hard
  6. winter
  7. summer
  8. cold
  9. below
  10. hot
  11. dark
  12. short
  13. out
  14. empty
  15. slow
  16. hot
  17. slow
  18. sit
  19. rich
  20. small
  21. young
  22. weak
  23. short
  24. outside
  25. happy
  26. stand
  27. last
  28. sad
  29. pull
  30. asleep
  31. wet
  32. dry
  33. hot
  34. enemy
  35. take
  36. small
  37. dirty
  38. down
  39. far
  40. bottom

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