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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 88 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry

Answer key

  1. last
  2. awake
  3. hot
  4. out
  5. short
  6. short
  7. far
  8. win
  9. hot
  10. light
  11. empty
  12. far
  13. night
  14. dark
  15. down
  16. young
  17. slow
  18. small
  19. old
  20. lose
  21. buy
  22. slow
  23. enemy
  24. slow
  25. empty
  26. clean
  27. boy
  28. full
  29. stop
  30. soft
  31. heavy
  32. night
  33. top
  34. near
  35. sell
  36. start
  37. dry
  38. pull
  39. rich
  40. go

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