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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 470 · 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 “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy

Answer key

  1. short
  2. slow
  3. sit
  4. hot
  5. light
  6. lose
  7. enemy
  8. late
  9. short
  10. young
  11. dark
  12. dry
  13. happy
  14. cry
  15. hot
  16. dirty
  17. slow
  18. bottom
  19. out
  20. go
  21. weak
  22. last
  23. empty
  24. asleep
  25. in
  26. stop
  27. soft
  28. strong
  29. quiet
  30. small
  31. far
  32. light
  33. last
  34. night
  35. short
  36. hard
  37. evening
  38. take
  39. summer
  40. buy

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