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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 791 · 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 “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing

Answer key

  1. first
  2. short
  3. asleep
  4. night
  5. dark
  6. hot
  7. strong
  8. evening
  9. weak
  10. empty
  11. pull
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. in
  15. slow
  16. last
  17. small
  18. go
  19. slow
  20. out
  21. wet
  22. take
  23. slow
  24. small
  25. far
  26. above
  27. soft
  28. stand
  29. stop
  30. outside
  31. weak
  32. night
  33. asleep
  34. happy
  35. pull
  36. win
  37. awake
  38. old
  39. below
  40. close

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