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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. night
  3. last
  4. above
  5. in
  6. short
  7. early
  8. slow
  9. out
  10. pull
  11. dry
  12. empty
  13. hot
  14. quiet
  15. short
  16. small
  17. stop
  18. rich
  19. friend
  20. weak
  21. short
  22. start
  23. hot
  24. sell
  25. take
  26. close
  27. boy
  28. slow
  29. night
  30. dark
  31. hard
  32. asleep
  33. summer
  34. winter
  35. empty
  36. asleep
  37. slow
  38. first
  39. young
  40. small

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