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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 978 · 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 “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing

Answer key

  1. old
  2. friend
  3. small
  4. thin
  5. heavy
  6. first
  7. winter
  8. hard
  9. out
  10. pull
  11. out
  12. stand
  13. short
  14. slow
  15. win
  16. girl
  17. small
  18. clean
  19. above
  20. dark
  21. asleep
  22. empty
  23. below
  24. poor
  25. sell
  26. empty
  27. down
  28. outside
  29. quiet
  30. top
  31. slow
  32. last
  33. hot
  34. last
  35. near
  36. fast
  37. hot
  38. close
  39. go
  40. pull

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