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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 915 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. small
  2. enemy
  3. below
  4. empty
  5. last
  6. young
  7. far
  8. weak
  9. slow
  10. short
  11. asleep
  12. last
  13. old
  14. hot
  15. pull
  16. friend
  17. wet
  18. happy
  19. start
  20. lose
  21. small
  22. first
  23. night
  24. heavy
  25. out
  26. hard
  27. take
  28. dry
  29. awake
  30. evening
  31. poor
  32. dirty
  33. cold
  34. hard
  35. slow
  36. day
  37. boy
  38. slow
  39. big
  40. thin

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