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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 889 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. empty
  3. short
  4. young
  5. boy
  6. wet
  7. below
  8. awake
  9. hot
  10. hot
  11. small
  12. slow
  13. fast
  14. top
  15. light
  16. short
  17. stop
  18. sit
  19. winter
  20. out
  21. summer
  22. last
  23. take
  24. far
  25. evening
  26. big
  27. thin
  28. dirty
  29. pull
  30. short
  31. lose
  32. go
  33. friend
  34. night
  35. dark
  36. clean
  37. sell
  38. girl
  39. heavy
  40. old

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