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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 974 · 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 “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. empty
  3. full
  4. young
  5. pull
  6. short
  7. short
  8. weak
  9. stop
  10. last
  11. wet
  12. heavy
  13. sad
  14. dark
  15. far
  16. poor
  17. evening
  18. out
  19. hard
  20. close
  21. slow
  22. boy
  23. in
  24. night
  25. early
  26. empty
  27. hot
  28. top
  29. start
  30. above
  31. night
  32. slow
  33. below
  34. near
  35. weak
  36. summer
  37. slow
  38. small
  39. first
  40. dry

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