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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 810 · 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 “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad

Answer key

  1. far
  2. night
  3. enemy
  4. out
  5. quiet
  6. cold
  7. asleep
  8. last
  9. young
  10. awake
  11. rich
  12. hot
  13. asleep
  14. above
  15. slow
  16. hard
  17. near
  18. slow
  19. sad
  20. bottom
  21. out
  22. friend
  23. below
  24. slow
  25. lose
  26. empty
  27. short
  28. dark
  29. soft
  30. buy
  31. stop
  32. weak
  33. girl
  34. in
  35. top
  36. hot
  37. heavy
  38. last
  39. light
  40. far

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