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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 833 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard

Answer key

  1. far
  2. empty
  3. stand
  4. fast
  5. night
  6. thin
  7. top
  8. hot
  9. weak
  10. day
  11. short
  12. awake
  13. last
  14. dirty
  15. pull
  16. light
  17. enemy
  18. far
  19. small
  20. full
  21. sell
  22. young
  23. above
  24. slow
  25. slow
  26. strong
  27. quiet
  28. first
  29. friend
  30. below
  31. short
  32. take
  33. rich
  34. winter
  35. clean
  36. go
  37. soft
  38. night
  39. out
  40. hard

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