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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 970 · 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 “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. last
  3. out
  4. hot
  5. heavy
  6. empty
  7. take
  8. short
  9. start
  10. dry
  11. buy
  12. early
  13. awake
  14. small
  15. dark
  16. hot
  17. empty
  18. young
  19. weak
  20. stop
  21. small
  22. slow
  23. night
  24. go
  25. short
  26. far
  27. hot
  28. asleep
  29. light
  30. pull
  31. old
  32. slow
  33. stand
  34. boy
  35. top
  36. sit
  37. cold
  38. light
  39. last
  40. sad

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