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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 703 · 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 “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy

Answer key

  1. rich
  2. below
  3. last
  4. light
  5. full
  6. pull
  7. short
  8. small
  9. go
  10. night
  11. heavy
  12. slow
  13. empty
  14. happy
  15. in
  16. hard
  17. dirty
  18. hot
  19. slow
  20. awake
  21. far
  22. short
  23. evening
  24. young
  25. night
  26. light
  27. hot
  28. pull
  29. clean
  30. hot
  31. weak
  32. bottom
  33. sad
  34. short
  35. winter
  36. take
  37. thin
  38. out
  39. empty
  40. buy

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