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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 445 · 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 “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. awake
  3. dark
  4. winter
  5. big
  6. take
  7. asleep
  8. young
  9. slow
  10. empty
  11. hard
  12. in
  13. slow
  14. weak
  15. small
  16. short
  17. day
  18. dirty
  19. hot
  20. strong
  21. fast
  22. late
  23. below
  24. hot
  25. above
  26. near
  27. night
  28. cry
  29. clean
  30. happy
  31. thin
  32. down
  33. last
  34. pull
  35. empty
  36. hot
  37. sit
  38. short
  39. stand
  40. slow

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