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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 907 · 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 “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short

Answer key

  1. wet
  2. strong
  3. fast
  4. sell
  5. slow
  6. girl
  7. hot
  8. bottom
  9. hot
  10. hard
  11. slow
  12. pull
  13. clean
  14. win
  15. asleep
  16. sad
  17. weak
  18. down
  19. small
  20. in
  21. empty
  22. short
  23. soft
  24. night
  25. poor
  26. dry
  27. below
  28. cold
  29. outside
  30. full
  31. last
  32. heavy
  33. old
  34. far
  35. friend
  36. short
  37. take
  38. quiet
  39. evening
  40. awake

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