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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 513 · 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 “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake

Answer key

  1. enemy
  2. slow
  3. pull
  4. light
  5. hot
  6. dark
  7. weak
  8. summer
  9. night
  10. clean
  11. hard
  12. evening
  13. down
  14. short
  15. girl
  16. hot
  17. asleep
  18. near
  19. take
  20. heavy
  21. boy
  22. last
  23. full
  24. happy
  25. close
  26. short
  27. big
  28. small
  29. dirty
  30. quiet
  31. winter
  32. in
  33. empty
  34. pull
  35. buy
  36. small
  37. far
  38. wet
  39. last
  40. awake

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