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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 539 · 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 “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow

Answer key

  1. day
  2. friend
  3. go
  4. boy
  5. night
  6. pull
  7. late
  8. thin
  9. fast
  10. lose
  11. rich
  12. out
  13. asleep
  14. dark
  15. asleep
  16. hot
  17. strong
  18. stand
  19. close
  20. light
  21. quiet
  22. out
  23. win
  24. down
  25. winter
  26. far
  27. short
  28. slow
  29. girl
  30. heavy
  31. far
  32. slow
  33. light
  34. last
  35. weak
  36. pull
  37. start
  38. hard
  39. empty
  40. slow

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