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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 877 · 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 “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  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 “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. thin
  3. big
  4. hot
  5. down
  6. hard
  7. near
  8. rich
  9. night
  10. win
  11. dirty
  12. hard
  13. wet
  14. outside
  15. dark
  16. asleep
  17. pull
  18. cry
  19. hot
  20. heavy
  21. girl
  22. empty
  23. last
  24. sad
  25. boy
  26. dry
  27. short
  28. top
  29. close
  30. pull
  31. short
  32. light
  33. fast
  34. far
  35. enemy
  36. short
  37. slow
  38. stand
  39. friend
  40. far

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