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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 131 · 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 “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) dry (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. heavy
  3. night
  4. night
  5. dark
  6. light
  7. slow
  8. last
  9. hard
  10. hot
  11. above
  12. short
  13. top
  14. awake
  15. small
  16. short
  17. cry
  18. empty
  19. evening
  20. poor
  21. hot
  22. far
  23. big
  24. take
  25. early
  26. in
  27. cold
  28. winter
  29. asleep
  30. empty
  31. slow
  32. weak
  33. dry
  34. close
  35. hot
  36. buy
  37. friend
  38. young
  39. stop
  40. pull

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