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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 863 · 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 “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. heavy
  3. small
  4. far
  5. short
  6. rich
  7. evening
  8. lose
  9. young
  10. hard
  11. asleep
  12. light
  13. first
  14. day
  15. dry
  16. slow
  17. night
  18. sad
  19. above
  20. close
  21. in
  22. win
  23. happy
  24. slow
  25. dark
  26. hot
  27. enemy
  28. big
  29. short
  30. cry
  31. hot
  32. weak
  33. small
  34. last
  35. slow
  36. out
  37. light
  38. pull
  39. take
  40. stand

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