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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 155 · 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 “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river

Answer key

  1. above
  2. in
  3. empty
  4. cold
  5. weak
  6. last
  7. slow
  8. young
  9. boy
  10. thin
  11. short
  12. go
  13. pull
  14. hot
  15. quiet
  16. summer
  17. win
  18. awake
  19. slow
  20. girl
  21. night
  22. far
  23. asleep
  24. pull
  25. asleep
  26. hard
  27. soft
  28. full
  29. out
  30. heavy
  31. last
  32. bottom
  33. small
  34. small
  35. dark
  36. late
  37. enemy
  38. first
  39. sad
  40. evening

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