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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 404 · 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 “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. weak
  3. above
  4. small
  5. take
  6. go
  7. full
  8. last
  9. hard
  10. girl
  11. weak
  12. quiet
  13. empty
  14. light
  15. outside
  16. close
  17. hot
  18. below
  19. big
  20. slow
  21. day
  22. old
  23. short
  24. sad
  25. rich
  26. down
  27. happy
  28. night
  29. hot
  30. winter
  31. slow
  32. awake
  33. short
  34. asleep
  35. wet
  36. early
  37. young
  38. last
  39. friend
  40. sit

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