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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 811 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. lose
  3. heavy
  4. small
  5. last
  6. night
  7. hard
  8. boy
  9. day
  10. out
  11. short
  12. below
  13. empty
  14. slow
  15. hot
  16. go
  17. hot
  18. short
  19. wet
  20. summer
  21. first
  22. start
  23. hot
  24. outside
  25. far
  26. happy
  27. above
  28. friend
  29. big
  30. clean
  31. sell
  32. dry
  33. dirty
  34. old
  35. slow
  36. dark
  37. fast
  38. top
  39. weak
  40. stand

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