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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 217 · 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 “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. far
  3. slow
  4. night
  5. hard
  6. stand
  7. weak
  8. bottom
  9. slow
  10. sell
  11. quiet
  12. asleep
  13. strong
  14. young
  15. heavy
  16. girl
  17. slow
  18. last
  19. thin
  20. empty
  21. big
  22. clean
  23. last
  24. short
  25. outside
  26. day
  27. dirty
  28. wet
  29. stop
  30. pull
  31. dark
  32. hot
  33. close
  34. evening
  35. top
  36. near
  37. out
  38. night
  39. small
  40. winter

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