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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 113 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) Monday (d) river
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. hot
  3. full
  4. dark
  5. winter
  6. last
  7. first
  8. cold
  9. hard
  10. summer
  11. heavy
  12. empty
  13. last
  14. awake
  15. hot
  16. day
  17. evening
  18. small
  19. slow
  20. night
  21. hard
  22. short
  23. weak
  24. lose
  25. fast
  26. slow
  27. empty
  28. short
  29. dry
  30. big
  31. dirty
  32. light
  33. win
  34. bottom
  35. thin
  36. stop
  37. slow
  38. far
  39. young
  40. old

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