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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 158 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. out
  3. young
  4. last
  5. small
  6. down
  7. early
  8. close
  9. heavy
  10. stop
  11. light
  12. slow
  13. far
  14. fast
  15. clean
  16. cold
  17. full
  18. empty
  19. night
  20. poor
  21. light
  22. dirty
  23. pull
  24. night
  25. in
  26. girl
  27. hot
  28. small
  29. slow
  30. winter
  31. far
  32. slow
  33. bottom
  34. awake
  35. top
  36. go
  37. soft
  38. short
  39. hard
  40. day

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