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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 250 · 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 “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. above
  3. slow
  4. lose
  5. summer
  6. hot
  7. weak
  8. pull
  9. short
  10. empty
  11. night
  12. slow
  13. happy
  14. dark
  15. first
  16. evening
  17. dry
  18. young
  19. asleep
  20. asleep
  21. empty
  22. rich
  23. heavy
  24. close
  25. slow
  26. big
  27. pull
  28. last
  29. fast
  30. soft
  31. hot
  32. hard
  33. outside
  34. full
  35. far
  36. light
  37. late
  38. near
  39. quiet
  40. wet

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