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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 48 · 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.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. hot
  3. pull
  4. strong
  5. hard
  6. slow
  7. late
  8. small
  9. weak
  10. empty
  11. above
  12. far
  13. last
  14. go
  15. night
  16. below
  17. girl
  18. dry
  19. winter
  20. out
  21. heavy
  22. cry
  23. soft
  24. hot
  25. asleep
  26. quiet
  27. night
  28. out
  29. asleep
  30. dark
  31. empty
  32. close
  33. lose
  34. near
  35. down
  36. slow
  37. thin
  38. wet
  39. cold
  40. full

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