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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 171 · 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 “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. night
  2. quiet
  3. go
  4. small
  5. out
  6. hard
  7. bottom
  8. cry
  9. far
  10. old
  11. light
  12. dark
  13. top
  14. cold
  15. below
  16. night
  17. slow
  18. boy
  19. big
  20. pull
  21. weak
  22. wet
  23. pull
  24. soft
  25. hot
  26. hard
  27. close
  28. above
  29. hot
  30. short
  31. fast
  32. young
  33. empty
  34. girl
  35. asleep
  36. down
  37. light
  38. short
  39. far
  40. last

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