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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 793 · 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 “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) old (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot

Answer key

  1. take
  2. soft
  3. late
  4. hot
  5. sad
  6. empty
  7. girl
  8. summer
  9. cry
  10. big
  11. in
  12. slow
  13. weak
  14. quiet
  15. winter
  16. last
  17. young
  18. first
  19. asleep
  20. evening
  21. empty
  22. hard
  23. old
  24. short
  25. slow
  26. short
  27. light
  28. go
  29. night
  30. win
  31. sit
  32. light
  33. night
  34. hot
  35. hot
  36. full
  37. slow
  38. far
  39. stop
  40. dry

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