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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 241 · 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 “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft

Answer key

  1. go
  2. last
  3. short
  4. dark
  5. hard
  6. bottom
  7. night
  8. day
  9. friend
  10. empty
  11. pull
  12. young
  13. wet
  14. small
  15. heavy
  16. asleep
  17. slow
  18. strong
  19. down
  20. happy
  21. hot
  22. stop
  23. start
  24. evening
  25. rich
  26. above
  27. lose
  28. pull
  29. slow
  30. far
  31. first
  32. night
  33. short
  34. far
  35. slow
  36. early
  37. dirty
  38. boy
  39. near
  40. soft

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