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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 839 · 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 “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) in (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. sad
  3. take
  4. short
  5. old
  6. dry
  7. slow
  8. slow
  9. slow
  10. far
  11. fast
  12. outside
  13. hard
  14. dark
  15. last
  16. wet
  17. hard
  18. top
  19. day
  20. empty
  21. asleep
  22. weak
  23. last
  24. hot
  25. light
  26. first
  27. pull
  28. buy
  29. start
  30. awake
  31. pull
  32. young
  33. short
  34. hot
  35. poor
  36. down
  37. lose
  38. asleep
  39. winter
  40. cold

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