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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 675 · 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 “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. top
  3. hot
  4. short
  5. empty
  6. night
  7. slow
  8. asleep
  9. last
  10. out
  11. soft
  12. dry
  13. out
  14. rich
  15. stand
  16. poor
  17. hot
  18. small
  19. light
  20. above
  21. lose
  22. heavy
  23. boy
  24. wet
  25. young
  26. light
  27. far
  28. fast
  29. asleep
  30. small
  31. old
  32. slow
  33. day
  34. take
  35. dirty
  36. weak
  37. friend
  38. cold
  39. late
  40. go

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