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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 899 · 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 “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. thin
  2. enemy
  3. hot
  4. summer
  5. fast
  6. slow
  7. evening
  8. short
  9. hard
  10. last
  11. winter
  12. hot
  13. empty
  14. young
  15. first
  16. hot
  17. pull
  18. last
  19. dirty
  20. day
  21. night
  22. down
  23. poor
  24. short
  25. big
  26. light
  27. out
  28. far
  29. go
  30. night
  31. slow
  32. empty
  33. bottom
  34. full
  35. asleep
  36. buy
  37. light
  38. rich
  39. small
  40. pull

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