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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 267 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. late
  3. hot
  4. heavy
  5. slow
  6. soft
  7. empty
  8. day
  9. below
  10. young
  11. hot
  12. light
  13. awake
  14. small
  15. fast
  16. out
  17. friend
  18. short
  19. sit
  20. old
  21. evening
  22. far
  23. summer
  24. far
  25. night
  26. dry
  27. happy
  28. weak
  29. last
  30. first
  31. quiet
  32. enemy
  33. strong
  34. night
  35. bottom
  36. hard
  37. asleep
  38. clean
  39. sad
  40. winter

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