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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 902 · 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 “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) thin
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor

Answer key

  1. night
  2. empty
  3. pull
  4. hard
  5. light
  6. empty
  7. happy
  8. last
  9. dirty
  10. cold
  11. day
  12. slow
  13. short
  14. far
  15. thin
  16. old
  17. winter
  18. dark
  19. early
  20. first
  21. pull
  22. hot
  23. down
  24. night
  25. out
  26. small
  27. boy
  28. enemy
  29. clean
  30. dry
  31. go
  32. slow
  33. small
  34. near
  35. hot
  36. hot
  37. awake
  38. heavy
  39. take
  40. poor

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