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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 773 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) teacher
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty

Answer key

  1. out
  2. asleep
  3. hot
  4. far
  5. cry
  6. first
  7. happy
  8. far
  9. weak
  10. last
  11. near
  12. pull
  13. old
  14. slow
  15. sit
  16. night
  17. close
  18. enemy
  19. hard
  20. in
  21. poor
  22. slow
  23. dry
  24. pull
  25. last
  26. clean
  27. rich
  28. asleep
  29. outside
  30. win
  31. awake
  32. summer
  33. early
  34. day
  35. soft
  36. heavy
  37. short
  38. dark
  39. buy
  40. empty

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