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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 336 · 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 “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. winter
  3. stop
  4. sit
  5. day
  6. asleep
  7. pull
  8. dark
  9. small
  10. happy
  11. hard
  12. empty
  13. friend
  14. top
  15. weak
  16. rich
  17. short
  18. out
  19. hot
  20. hot
  21. slow
  22. young
  23. pull
  24. last
  25. summer
  26. slow
  27. light
  28. heavy
  29. win
  30. evening
  31. empty
  32. lose
  33. full
  34. awake
  35. slow
  36. stand
  37. far
  38. big
  39. light
  40. out

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