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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 767 · 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 “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  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 “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet

Answer key

  1. awake
  2. enemy
  3. friend
  4. dry
  5. slow
  6. small
  7. out
  8. wet
  9. rich
  10. sit
  11. thin
  12. weak
  13. hard
  14. close
  15. outside
  16. cold
  17. in
  18. soft
  19. far
  20. top
  21. hot
  22. below
  23. dirty
  24. pull
  25. girl
  26. dark
  27. slow
  28. last
  29. old
  30. empty
  31. young
  32. short
  33. asleep
  34. slow
  35. night
  36. hot
  37. buy
  38. big
  39. clean
  40. late

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