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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 480 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall

Answer key

  1. far
  2. sell
  3. awake
  4. hard
  5. rich
  6. big
  7. young
  8. full
  9. lose
  10. near
  11. empty
  12. take
  13. clean
  14. fast
  15. asleep
  16. early
  17. slow
  18. hot
  19. small
  20. wet
  21. pull
  22. night
  23. dark
  24. pull
  25. light
  26. heavy
  27. short
  28. out
  29. sit
  30. hard
  31. hot
  32. short
  33. dirty
  34. soft
  35. night
  36. friend
  37. cry
  38. weak
  39. slow
  40. last

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