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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 766 · 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 “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing

Answer key

  1. go
  2. pull
  3. far
  4. rich
  5. empty
  6. enemy
  7. early
  8. short
  9. sit
  10. heavy
  11. win
  12. hot
  13. small
  14. out
  15. winter
  16. young
  17. pull
  18. slow
  19. empty
  20. dry
  21. asleep
  22. below
  23. light
  24. weak
  25. sad
  26. hot
  27. evening
  28. night
  29. down
  30. thin
  31. night
  32. hard
  33. dark
  34. awake
  35. last
  36. light
  37. summer
  38. slow
  39. friend
  40. lose

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