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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 319 · 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 “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. short
  3. night
  4. happy
  5. winter
  6. thin
  7. early
  8. out
  9. heavy
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. last
  13. empty
  14. cry
  15. hot
  16. hot
  17. out
  18. slow
  19. clean
  20. buy
  21. dark
  22. friend
  23. enemy
  24. poor
  25. near
  26. cold
  27. light
  28. empty
  29. dry
  30. top
  31. hard
  32. below
  33. in
  34. light
  35. fast
  36. first
  37. slow
  38. small
  39. bottom
  40. weak

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