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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 809 · 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 “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. short
  2. above
  3. go
  4. small
  5. girl
  6. full
  7. dark
  8. last
  9. far
  10. slow
  11. weak
  12. pull
  13. asleep
  14. quiet
  15. short
  16. win
  17. wet
  18. sell
  19. short
  20. out
  21. fast
  22. in
  23. boy
  24. young
  25. night
  26. dirty
  27. slow
  28. asleep
  29. happy
  30. hot
  31. night
  32. awake
  33. big
  34. hard
  35. out
  36. old
  37. friend
  38. last
  39. close
  40. enemy

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