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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 550 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young

Answer key

  1. out
  2. take
  3. last
  4. old
  5. slow
  6. close
  7. slow
  8. above
  9. dry
  10. heavy
  11. boy
  12. early
  13. pull
  14. small
  15. fast
  16. day
  17. short
  18. night
  19. empty
  20. dark
  21. friend
  22. far
  23. quiet
  24. empty
  25. soft
  26. weak
  27. stop
  28. bottom
  29. hot
  30. outside
  31. summer
  32. sit
  33. evening
  34. hard
  35. down
  36. clean
  37. enemy
  38. small
  39. short
  40. young

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