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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 957 · 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 “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) cry (d) jump
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) dirty (d) early
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat

Answer key

  1. rich
  2. evening
  3. out
  4. hard
  5. last
  6. enemy
  7. slow
  8. small
  9. slow
  10. top
  11. fast
  12. late
  13. heavy
  14. big
  15. wet
  16. hard
  17. winter
  18. quiet
  19. far
  20. cold
  21. clean
  22. win
  23. take
  24. stop
  25. cry
  26. young
  27. sell
  28. asleep
  29. dirty
  30. night
  31. short
  32. pull
  33. hot
  34. sad
  35. start
  36. boy
  37. out
  38. stand
  39. dark
  40. pull

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