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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 648 · 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 “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. short
  2. out
  3. summer
  4. out
  5. wet
  6. dark
  7. last
  8. old
  9. empty
  10. below
  11. take
  12. sit
  13. full
  14. day
  15. slow
  16. sad
  17. thin
  18. small
  19. slow
  20. young
  21. asleep
  22. cry
  23. last
  24. pull
  25. go
  26. soft
  27. heavy
  28. slow
  29. stand
  30. boy
  31. hot
  32. quiet
  33. friend
  34. down
  35. top
  36. cold
  37. big
  38. night
  39. hard
  40. hot

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