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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 91 · 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 “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. out
  3. far
  4. big
  5. winter
  6. light
  7. cry
  8. full
  9. light
  10. weak
  11. asleep
  12. stand
  13. hot
  14. thin
  15. night
  16. pull
  17. soft
  18. far
  19. below
  20. take
  21. small
  22. slow
  23. weak
  24. slow
  25. young
  26. awake
  27. in
  28. hard
  29. rich
  30. heavy
  31. hard
  32. last
  33. asleep
  34. pull
  35. early
  36. buy
  37. clean
  38. late
  39. hot
  40. last

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