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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 99 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late

Answer key

  1. far
  2. out
  3. hot
  4. top
  5. short
  6. slow
  7. night
  8. old
  9. wet
  10. sit
  11. cold
  12. slow
  13. last
  14. in
  15. dry
  16. happy
  17. empty
  18. last
  19. pull
  20. hot
  21. poor
  22. clean
  23. bottom
  24. take
  25. near
  26. young
  27. boy
  28. far
  29. dark
  30. hard
  31. short
  32. buy
  33. empty
  34. asleep
  35. full
  36. heavy
  37. sad
  38. soft
  39. start
  40. above

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