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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 661 · 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) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. short
  3. sell
  4. old
  5. bottom
  6. evening
  7. empty
  8. young
  9. dry
  10. pull
  11. out
  12. far
  13. last
  14. clean
  15. down
  16. enemy
  17. hard
  18. far
  19. big
  20. hot
  21. top
  22. full
  23. day
  24. hot
  25. light
  26. asleep
  27. quiet
  28. above
  29. buy
  30. dark
  31. weak
  32. close
  33. hard
  34. winter
  35. heavy
  36. summer
  37. stand
  38. small
  39. slow
  40. slow

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