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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 606 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. late
  3. big
  4. out
  5. hot
  6. hot
  7. stand
  8. short
  9. day
  10. young
  11. strong
  12. last
  13. empty
  14. dark
  15. hard
  16. small
  17. last
  18. cold
  19. quiet
  20. slow
  21. slow
  22. heavy
  23. early
  24. in
  25. go
  26. take
  27. asleep
  28. far
  29. friend
  30. enemy
  31. slow
  32. full
  33. close
  34. night
  35. rich
  36. small
  37. fast
  38. out
  39. night
  40. dirty

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