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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 142 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) happy (d) cold
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening

Answer key

  1. last
  2. last
  3. out
  4. pull
  5. night
  6. hot
  7. summer
  8. day
  9. small
  10. strong
  11. rich
  12. short
  13. win
  14. below
  15. near
  16. late
  17. empty
  18. hot
  19. dry
  20. dirty
  21. asleep
  22. far
  23. slow
  24. small
  25. full
  26. cry
  27. hot
  28. far
  29. happy
  30. lose
  31. night
  32. top
  33. sad
  34. heavy
  35. dark
  36. fast
  37. bottom
  38. awake
  39. weak
  40. evening

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