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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 981 · 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 “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. sit
  3. fast
  4. hot
  5. dry
  6. far
  7. hard
  8. pull
  9. weak
  10. quiet
  11. slow
  12. young
  13. dark
  14. slow
  15. lose
  16. short
  17. asleep
  18. slow
  19. last
  20. old
  21. friend
  22. thin
  23. full
  24. near
  25. empty
  26. clean
  27. first
  28. sad
  29. close
  30. late
  31. small
  32. cold
  33. soft
  34. light
  35. big
  36. start
  37. small
  38. enemy
  39. hot
  40. hot

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