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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 906 · 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 “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast

Answer key

  1. small
  2. last
  3. dirty
  4. rich
  5. slow
  6. down
  7. below
  8. night
  9. stop
  10. slow
  11. happy
  12. dry
  13. pull
  14. above
  15. old
  16. hot
  17. out
  18. close
  19. enemy
  20. buy
  21. near
  22. slow
  23. wet
  24. young
  25. dark
  26. hot
  27. short
  28. weak
  29. pull
  30. asleep
  31. early
  32. hot
  33. asleep
  34. fast
  35. far
  36. far
  37. weak
  38. summer
  39. stand
  40. empty

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