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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 822 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. pull
  3. clean
  4. poor
  5. close
  6. small
  7. above
  8. full
  9. sad
  10. asleep
  11. win
  12. last
  13. out
  14. short
  15. empty
  16. soft
  17. slow
  18. heavy
  19. short
  20. take
  21. hot
  22. stop
  23. quiet
  24. hot
  25. night
  26. weak
  27. slow
  28. hot
  29. rich
  30. happy
  31. short
  32. pull
  33. friend
  34. boy
  35. top
  36. down
  37. hard
  38. late
  39. bottom
  40. far

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