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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 812 · 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 “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) early (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  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 “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. poor
  3. happy
  4. out
  5. last
  6. hot
  7. small
  8. stop
  9. slow
  10. boy
  11. asleep
  12. heavy
  13. wet
  14. slow
  15. hard
  16. weak
  17. far
  18. cry
  19. winter
  20. dirty
  21. fast
  22. sit
  23. old
  24. dark
  25. hard
  26. quiet
  27. sell
  28. pull
  29. empty
  30. buy
  31. outside
  32. last
  33. young
  34. night
  35. soft
  36. big
  37. sad
  38. close
  39. day
  40. empty

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