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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 518 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. full
  3. asleep
  4. boy
  5. small
  6. last
  7. old
  8. friend
  9. short
  10. far
  11. night
  12. cold
  13. hard
  14. thin
  15. late
  16. young
  17. lose
  18. last
  19. go
  20. weak
  21. far
  22. down
  23. top
  24. hard
  25. slow
  26. winter
  27. sell
  28. sit
  29. slow
  30. empty
  31. hot
  32. dark
  33. stop
  34. short
  35. dirty
  36. stand
  37. small
  38. take
  39. slow
  40. sad

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