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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 73 · 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 “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. stand
  3. girl
  4. slow
  5. dark
  6. heavy
  7. light
  8. hot
  9. far
  10. empty
  11. out
  12. last
  13. hot
  14. strong
  15. summer
  16. weak
  17. fast
  18. night
  19. outside
  20. clean
  21. cry
  22. big
  23. small
  24. hard
  25. empty
  26. evening
  27. day
  28. thin
  29. boy
  30. poor
  31. slow
  32. sit
  33. full
  34. hot
  35. young
  36. dry
  37. start
  38. wet
  39. below
  40. buy

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