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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 191 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. summer
  3. weak
  4. last
  5. far
  6. thin
  7. lose
  8. empty
  9. soft
  10. slow
  11. outside
  12. heavy
  13. far
  14. empty
  15. strong
  16. hard
  17. win
  18. small
  19. asleep
  20. hot
  21. happy
  22. enemy
  23. dark
  24. rich
  25. sad
  26. stop
  27. near
  28. below
  29. out
  30. winter
  31. short
  32. night
  33. young
  34. hot
  35. old
  36. slow
  37. stand
  38. full
  39. hot
  40. night

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