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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 134 · 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) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) close (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win

Answer key

  1. night
  2. big
  3. poor
  4. old
  5. quiet
  6. top
  7. empty
  8. cold
  9. hot
  10. stand
  11. hard
  12. dry
  13. small
  14. awake
  15. asleep
  16. close
  17. light
  18. thin
  19. rich
  20. hard
  21. happy
  22. heavy
  23. last
  24. short
  25. sit
  26. out
  27. outside
  28. sell
  29. pull
  30. young
  31. hot
  32. empty
  33. far
  34. out
  35. girl
  36. slow
  37. bottom
  38. hot
  39. take
  40. win

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