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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 597 · 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 “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. soft
  3. short
  4. slow
  5. dark
  6. hard
  7. sad
  8. young
  9. hot
  10. far
  11. weak
  12. sell
  13. slow
  14. pull
  15. out
  16. weak
  17. last
  18. thin
  19. cry
  20. down
  21. night
  22. big
  23. fast
  24. empty
  25. stand
  26. dirty
  27. pull
  28. poor
  29. boy
  30. small
  31. start
  32. top
  33. cold
  34. slow
  35. hot
  36. last
  37. girl
  38. summer
  39. light
  40. heavy

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