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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 788 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. top
  3. lose
  4. winter
  5. young
  6. night
  7. big
  8. dry
  9. friend
  10. wet
  11. hot
  12. cold
  13. far
  14. small
  15. sad
  16. clean
  17. slow
  18. in
  19. hot
  20. asleep
  21. hot
  22. poor
  23. near
  24. stand
  25. dark
  26. rich
  27. small
  28. last
  29. empty
  30. thin
  31. below
  32. close
  33. down
  34. last
  35. out
  36. empty
  37. out
  38. early
  39. pull
  40. day

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