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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 844 · 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 “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) run (d) sleep
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. full
  3. cry
  4. pull
  5. strong
  6. small
  7. heavy
  8. last
  9. night
  10. hot
  11. friend
  12. near
  13. slow
  14. buy
  15. girl
  16. in
  17. happy
  18. small
  19. bottom
  20. short
  21. poor
  22. dark
  23. slow
  24. stand
  25. far
  26. empty
  27. short
  28. night
  29. hot
  30. first
  31. empty
  32. go
  33. slow
  34. light
  35. far
  36. start
  37. hard
  38. pull
  39. old
  40. day

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