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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 814 · 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 “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend

Answer key

  1. late
  2. light
  3. short
  4. stand
  5. winter
  6. slow
  7. night
  8. asleep
  9. day
  10. awake
  11. rich
  12. last
  13. weak
  14. weak
  15. out
  16. cry
  17. light
  18. young
  19. small
  20. bottom
  21. hard
  22. down
  23. heavy
  24. pull
  25. lose
  26. outside
  27. far
  28. night
  29. strong
  30. full
  31. poor
  32. last
  33. dirty
  34. stop
  35. hot
  36. cold
  37. close
  38. quiet
  39. near
  40. friend

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