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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 853 · 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 “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. go
  2. buy
  3. last
  4. big
  5. night
  6. dry
  7. slow
  8. heavy
  9. asleep
  10. boy
  11. slow
  12. pull
  13. small
  14. weak
  15. hot
  16. out
  17. above
  18. empty
  19. hot
  20. hot
  21. enemy
  22. in
  23. friend
  24. below
  25. poor
  26. dirty
  27. short
  28. sell
  29. winter
  30. pull
  31. sad
  32. far
  33. stand
  34. night
  35. bottom
  36. small
  37. win
  38. young
  39. sit
  40. heavy

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