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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 827 · 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 “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet

Answer key

  1. wet
  2. big
  3. out
  4. happy
  5. pull
  6. hot
  7. hard
  8. stand
  9. last
  10. top
  11. young
  12. small
  13. take
  14. thin
  15. night
  16. far
  17. hot
  18. short
  19. cry
  20. near
  21. sell
  22. soft
  23. asleep
  24. winter
  25. late
  26. pull
  27. summer
  28. empty
  29. above
  30. hard
  31. heavy
  32. weak
  33. awake
  34. dry
  35. poor
  36. asleep
  37. down
  38. start
  39. stop
  40. last

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