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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 963 · 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) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. last
  3. short
  4. evening
  5. dark
  6. pull
  7. out
  8. short
  9. big
  10. wet
  11. buy
  12. weak
  13. bottom
  14. young
  15. night
  16. short
  17. day
  18. outside
  19. winter
  20. hot
  21. soft
  22. full
  23. asleep
  24. go
  25. slow
  26. small
  27. early
  28. hard
  29. thin
  30. sell
  31. close
  32. slow
  33. slow
  34. light
  35. enemy
  36. sad
  37. hot
  38. top
  39. out
  40. hard

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