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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 720 · 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 “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) start (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) late (d) quiet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. last
  3. dry
  4. day
  5. short
  6. weak
  7. dirty
  8. small
  9. asleep
  10. night
  11. light
  12. awake
  13. hot
  14. girl
  15. empty
  16. pull
  17. hot
  18. fast
  19. summer
  20. slow
  21. out
  22. far
  23. night
  24. empty
  25. early
  26. heavy
  27. dark
  28. quiet
  29. start
  30. strong
  31. soft
  32. out
  33. old
  34. young
  35. down
  36. buy
  37. asleep
  38. enemy
  39. rich
  40. outside

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