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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 133 · 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 sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below

Answer key

  1. night
  2. far
  3. out
  4. day
  5. sell
  6. girl
  7. take
  8. full
  9. go
  10. weak
  11. big
  12. friend
  13. last
  14. asleep
  15. wet
  16. in
  17. empty
  18. young
  19. dark
  20. out
  21. cold
  22. hot
  23. stop
  24. heavy
  25. hard
  26. asleep
  27. short
  28. buy
  29. rich
  30. clean
  31. small
  32. old
  33. slow
  34. outside
  35. sad
  36. slow
  37. hard
  38. bottom
  39. pull
  40. below

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