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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 265 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. small
  2. wet
  3. bottom
  4. heavy
  5. far
  6. last
  7. above
  8. short
  9. pull
  10. old
  11. empty
  12. near
  13. hard
  14. short
  15. asleep
  16. light
  17. weak
  18. young
  19. close
  20. thin
  21. slow
  22. pull
  23. slow
  24. evening
  25. slow
  26. short
  27. summer
  28. buy
  29. first
  30. strong
  31. full
  32. hot
  33. asleep
  34. out
  35. poor
  36. dark
  37. dirty
  38. stop
  39. night
  40. night

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