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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 927 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) cloud (d) boy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry

Answer key

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

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