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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 512 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river

Answer key

  1. small
  2. weak
  3. rich
  4. light
  5. pull
  6. slow
  7. last
  8. night
  9. wet
  10. hot
  11. clean
  12. dry
  13. summer
  14. asleep
  15. boy
  16. cold
  17. hard
  18. empty
  19. slow
  20. night
  21. bottom
  22. start
  23. stand
  24. hot
  25. dirty
  26. friend
  27. down
  28. far
  29. late
  30. thin
  31. young
  32. short
  33. last
  34. buy
  35. sad
  36. poor
  37. fast
  38. pull
  39. asleep
  40. winter

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