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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 140 · 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 “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early

Answer key

  1. in
  2. night
  3. pull
  4. slow
  5. hard
  6. clean
  7. evening
  8. start
  9. heavy
  10. boy
  11. winter
  12. out
  13. out
  14. empty
  15. hot
  16. small
  17. thin
  18. night
  19. last
  20. small
  21. sell
  22. sad
  23. go
  24. asleep
  25. rich
  26. quiet
  27. outside
  28. short
  29. first
  30. weak
  31. cold
  32. short
  33. dark
  34. above
  35. hard
  36. young
  37. hot
  38. light
  39. empty
  40. bottom

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