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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 962 · 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 “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. short
  3. out
  4. short
  5. asleep
  6. boy
  7. slow
  8. dry
  9. big
  10. heavy
  11. near
  12. small
  13. last
  14. hard
  15. pull
  16. bottom
  17. cold
  18. slow
  19. quiet
  20. slow
  21. weak
  22. stand
  23. light
  24. poor
  25. empty
  26. hot
  27. buy
  28. far
  29. win
  30. top
  31. hot
  32. empty
  33. day
  34. in
  35. friend
  36. night
  37. hot
  38. short
  39. close
  40. down

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