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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 982 · 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) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. late
  3. friend
  4. below
  5. stop
  6. night
  7. hot
  8. wet
  9. boy
  10. empty
  11. empty
  12. short
  13. slow
  14. dry
  15. small
  16. down
  17. light
  18. sell
  19. small
  20. far
  21. lose
  22. slow
  23. asleep
  24. asleep
  25. pull
  26. hard
  27. young
  28. hot
  29. top
  30. early
  31. dirty
  32. weak
  33. out
  34. rich
  35. last
  36. cry
  37. winter
  38. old
  39. in
  40. pull

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