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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 209 · 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 “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry

Answer key

  1. win
  2. last
  3. boy
  4. slow
  5. far
  6. pull
  7. hard
  8. small
  9. poor
  10. night
  11. empty
  12. clean
  13. last
  14. evening
  15. wet
  16. dark
  17. bottom
  18. empty
  19. asleep
  20. short
  21. full
  22. summer
  23. young
  24. hot
  25. slow
  26. night
  27. old
  28. hot
  29. down
  30. hot
  31. rich
  32. fast
  33. weak
  34. light
  35. sell
  36. above
  37. cold
  38. early
  39. far
  40. big

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