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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 610 · 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 “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) dry (d) rich
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud

Answer key

  1. sell
  2. hard
  3. pull
  4. young
  5. late
  6. thin
  7. below
  8. short
  9. go
  10. slow
  11. far
  12. last
  13. short
  14. above
  15. night
  16. boy
  17. hard
  18. slow
  19. hot
  20. take
  21. sad
  22. win
  23. strong
  24. outside
  25. first
  26. empty
  27. evening
  28. dark
  29. empty
  30. small
  31. weak
  32. pull
  33. out
  34. friend
  35. in
  36. weak
  37. day
  38. last
  39. rich
  40. slow

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