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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 908 · 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 “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud

Answer key

  1. enemy
  2. near
  3. heavy
  4. sell
  5. asleep
  6. close
  7. small
  8. top
  9. outside
  10. in
  11. far
  12. cry
  13. light
  14. out
  15. out
  16. slow
  17. full
  18. slow
  19. below
  20. short
  21. light
  22. slow
  23. night
  24. evening
  25. dark
  26. big
  27. strong
  28. wet
  29. pull
  30. young
  31. empty
  32. above
  33. short
  34. first
  35. last
  36. last
  37. hot
  38. thin
  39. weak
  40. small

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