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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 813 · 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) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot

Answer key

  1. awake
  2. out
  3. sad
  4. out
  5. wet
  6. below
  7. stand
  8. hot
  9. short
  10. near
  11. hot
  12. pull
  13. first
  14. clean
  15. heavy
  16. soft
  17. pull
  18. slow
  19. young
  20. take
  21. weak
  22. slow
  23. full
  24. go
  25. night
  26. last
  27. dirty
  28. hard
  29. dry
  30. late
  31. summer
  32. winter
  33. win
  34. lose
  35. early
  36. small
  37. close
  38. down
  39. girl
  40. far

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