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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 717 · 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) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. out
  3. start
  4. wet
  5. full
  6. empty
  7. far
  8. sell
  9. slow
  10. poor
  11. slow
  12. hard
  13. awake
  14. short
  15. asleep
  16. young
  17. bottom
  18. above
  19. last
  20. in
  21. evening
  22. clean
  23. day
  24. hot
  25. go
  26. empty
  27. thin
  28. hard
  29. small
  30. out
  31. near
  32. short
  33. enemy
  34. happy
  35. slow
  36. heavy
  37. below
  38. big
  39. fast
  40. first

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