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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 935 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) happy (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. asleep
  3. close
  4. buy
  5. hot
  6. day
  7. slow
  8. hot
  9. weak
  10. hot
  11. small
  12. last
  13. night
  14. short
  15. boy
  16. girl
  17. early
  18. slow
  19. friend
  20. dry
  21. near
  22. cold
  23. sit
  24. small
  25. out
  26. young
  27. weak
  28. night
  29. pull
  30. top
  31. outside
  32. heavy
  33. lose
  34. last
  35. slow
  36. start
  37. down
  38. go
  39. pull
  40. far

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