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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 874 · 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) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry

Answer key

  1. far
  2. empty
  3. small
  4. empty
  5. first
  6. rich
  7. hot
  8. clean
  9. out
  10. hard
  11. slow
  12. weak
  13. start
  14. dirty
  15. slow
  16. weak
  17. big
  18. hot
  19. win
  20. enemy
  21. small
  22. pull
  23. stop
  24. heavy
  25. go
  26. last
  27. dry
  28. below
  29. lose
  30. light
  31. cold
  32. evening
  33. light
  34. sad
  35. girl
  36. night
  37. short
  38. dark
  39. poor
  40. slow

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