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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 81 · 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: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) hard (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. heavy
  3. far
  4. summer
  5. down
  6. far
  7. asleep
  8. quiet
  9. hot
  10. last
  11. wet
  12. small
  13. lose
  14. hard
  15. big
  16. short
  17. fast
  18. hard
  19. strong
  20. rich
  21. pull
  22. light
  23. night
  24. close
  25. light
  26. stand
  27. cold
  28. dirty
  29. small
  30. happy
  31. old
  32. empty
  33. out
  34. early
  35. young
  36. hot
  37. sell
  38. start
  39. slow
  40. out

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