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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 759 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) teacher
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot

Answer key

  1. short
  2. clean
  3. short
  4. boy
  5. sell
  6. small
  7. start
  8. out
  9. down
  10. summer
  11. rich
  12. soft
  13. happy
  14. friend
  15. asleep
  16. hot
  17. small
  18. wet
  19. pull
  20. sad
  21. go
  22. hot
  23. lose
  24. empty
  25. old
  26. last
  27. buy
  28. in
  29. enemy
  30. stand
  31. poor
  32. winter
  33. heavy
  34. slow
  35. far
  36. last
  37. young
  38. asleep
  39. hard
  40. short

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