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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 579 · 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 “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) dry (d) fast
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early

Answer key

  1. last
  2. evening
  3. dry
  4. last
  5. outside
  6. asleep
  7. pull
  8. hard
  9. dirty
  10. clean
  11. hot
  12. empty
  13. above
  14. out
  15. near
  16. slow
  17. out
  18. small
  19. night
  20. big
  21. early
  22. dark
  23. night
  24. rich
  25. far
  26. take
  27. hot
  28. old
  29. hard
  30. down
  31. late
  32. buy
  33. short
  34. sell
  35. thin
  36. slow
  37. young
  38. slow
  39. boy
  40. sad

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