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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 758 · 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 “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  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 “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. full
  2. pull
  3. young
  4. hot
  5. hot
  6. short
  7. last
  8. day
  9. slow
  10. far
  11. winter
  12. asleep
  13. stand
  14. far
  15. small
  16. thin
  17. weak
  18. small
  19. slow
  20. night
  21. empty
  22. lose
  23. fast
  24. happy
  25. strong
  26. dark
  27. sit
  28. heavy
  29. cold
  30. below
  31. slow
  32. pull
  33. friend
  34. poor
  35. top
  36. enemy
  37. dirty
  38. rich
  39. out
  40. hard

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