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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 166 · 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) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry

Answer key

  1. short
  2. night
  3. wet
  4. evening
  5. weak
  6. hot
  7. young
  8. light
  9. last
  10. out
  11. cold
  12. near
  13. out
  14. slow
  15. empty
  16. dark
  17. hot
  18. old
  19. empty
  20. heavy
  21. slow
  22. start
  23. asleep
  24. in
  25. winter
  26. dry
  27. pull
  28. poor
  29. sad
  30. late
  31. summer
  32. pull
  33. close
  34. outside
  35. small
  36. girl
  37. hard
  38. stand
  39. go
  40. strong

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