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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. short
  2. night
  3. rich
  4. stand
  5. small
  6. hot
  7. young
  8. first
  9. empty
  10. cold
  11. winter
  12. out
  13. wet
  14. hot
  15. dirty
  16. lose
  17. out
  18. thin
  19. dark
  20. below
  21. big
  22. slow
  23. last
  24. hard
  25. slow
  26. buy
  27. in
  28. day
  29. above
  30. near
  31. dry
  32. happy
  33. late
  34. asleep
  35. old
  36. sit
  37. quiet
  38. down
  39. win
  40. evening

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