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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 824 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. clean
  3. top
  4. early
  5. empty
  6. slow
  7. young
  8. friend
  9. first
  10. pull
  11. hard
  12. old
  13. hot
  14. asleep
  15. empty
  16. happy
  17. take
  18. late
  19. pull
  20. slow
  21. short
  22. small
  23. far
  24. dry
  25. bottom
  26. go
  27. night
  28. dark
  29. dirty
  30. heavy
  31. big
  32. last
  33. evening
  34. weak
  35. cry
  36. far
  37. sad
  38. wet
  39. last
  40. cold

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