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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 966 · 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 “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. short
  3. go
  4. slow
  5. winter
  6. dark
  7. poor
  8. boy
  9. heavy
  10. young
  11. weak
  12. rich
  13. stop
  14. hard
  15. slow
  16. full
  17. far
  18. last
  19. out
  20. clean
  21. quiet
  22. in
  23. small
  24. enemy
  25. empty
  26. night
  27. hot
  28. sell
  29. wet
  30. out
  31. hot
  32. evening
  33. slow
  34. short
  35. awake
  36. asleep
  37. far
  38. sit
  39. pull
  40. first

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