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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 665 · 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 “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. last
  3. lose
  4. far
  5. hot
  6. dirty
  7. hot
  8. clean
  9. above
  10. buy
  11. early
  12. slow
  13. young
  14. down
  15. wet
  16. heavy
  17. short
  18. late
  19. win
  20. day
  21. night
  22. top
  23. small
  24. first
  25. empty
  26. cold
  27. asleep
  28. slow
  29. close
  30. out
  31. hot
  32. below
  33. sell
  34. empty
  35. sit
  36. evening
  37. soft
  38. stop
  39. short
  40. pull

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