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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 840 · 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 “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot

Answer key

  1. near
  2. pull
  3. stand
  4. enemy
  5. short
  6. heavy
  7. dark
  8. boy
  9. go
  10. win
  11. night
  12. slow
  13. weak
  14. far
  15. hard
  16. happy
  17. dirty
  18. hot
  19. empty
  20. pull
  21. clean
  22. wet
  23. soft
  24. light
  25. early
  26. out
  27. asleep
  28. down
  29. awake
  30. top
  31. in
  32. girl
  33. sell
  34. summer
  35. late
  36. strong
  37. last
  38. winter
  39. quiet
  40. short

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