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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 273 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) jump (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. empty
  3. night
  4. short
  5. pull
  6. last
  7. small
  8. hot
  9. near
  10. short
  11. happy
  12. hard
  13. slow
  14. down
  15. girl
  16. clean
  17. close
  18. weak
  19. out
  20. short
  21. hot
  22. pull
  23. boy
  24. lose
  25. light
  26. far
  27. start
  28. friend
  29. take
  30. asleep
  31. evening
  32. poor
  33. winter
  34. hot
  35. cry
  36. strong
  37. big
  38. awake
  39. slow
  40. hard

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