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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 988 · 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) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) summer (d) mountain
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. early
  3. night
  4. dirty
  5. rich
  6. weak
  7. small
  8. buy
  9. near
  10. dry
  11. full
  12. slow
  13. short
  14. lose
  15. poor
  16. down
  17. out
  18. asleep
  19. short
  20. far
  21. young
  22. fast
  23. old
  24. big
  25. heavy
  26. hot
  27. above
  28. slow
  29. last
  30. wet
  31. top
  32. boy
  33. hard
  34. summer
  35. awake
  36. out
  37. dark
  38. girl
  39. last
  40. evening

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