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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 489 · 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 “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. short
  2. big
  3. sad
  4. rich
  5. poor
  6. out
  7. hot
  8. win
  9. far
  10. thin
  11. fast
  12. friend
  13. night
  14. short
  15. stand
  16. winter
  17. bottom
  18. near
  19. heavy
  20. empty
  21. hard
  22. young
  23. summer
  24. asleep
  25. awake
  26. night
  27. pull
  28. dirty
  29. out
  30. slow
  31. full
  32. last
  33. hot
  34. hot
  35. above
  36. last
  37. pull
  38. top
  39. light
  40. enemy

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