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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 149 · 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) lunch (c) school (d) night
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer

Answer key

  1. night
  2. hot
  3. pull
  4. wet
  5. asleep
  6. first
  7. sad
  8. young
  9. cry
  10. sell
  11. empty
  12. below
  13. far
  14. heavy
  15. short
  16. last
  17. cold
  18. win
  19. hard
  20. soft
  21. dark
  22. slow
  23. awake
  24. friend
  25. asleep
  26. down
  27. dry
  28. start
  29. last
  30. slow
  31. empty
  32. small
  33. day
  34. stand
  35. boy
  36. late
  37. fast
  38. short
  39. dirty
  40. summer

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