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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 107 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat

Answer key

  1. small
  2. light
  3. close
  4. cry
  5. happy
  6. last
  7. empty
  8. hot
  9. dark
  10. dry
  11. far
  12. old
  13. early
  14. hot
  15. last
  16. evening
  17. big
  18. out
  19. hard
  20. asleep
  21. winter
  22. cold
  23. outside
  24. wet
  25. weak
  26. clean
  27. empty
  28. quiet
  29. short
  30. heavy
  31. night
  32. go
  33. rich
  34. night
  35. asleep
  36. short
  37. in
  38. bottom
  39. soft
  40. stand

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