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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 452 · 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 “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer

Answer key

  1. late
  2. hard
  3. take
  4. stop
  5. hard
  6. cold
  7. in
  8. day
  9. young
  10. soft
  11. light
  12. last
  13. thin
  14. last
  15. pull
  16. rich
  17. asleep
  18. big
  19. early
  20. friend
  21. sell
  22. out
  23. bottom
  24. heavy
  25. light
  26. weak
  27. hot
  28. hot
  29. far
  30. dark
  31. hot
  32. girl
  33. top
  34. slow
  35. small
  36. dirty
  37. short
  38. go
  39. slow
  40. summer

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