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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 176 · 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) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) tree (d) cloud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  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 “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing

Answer key

  1. night
  2. weak
  3. quiet
  4. day
  5. last
  6. soft
  7. dark
  8. young
  9. go
  10. cold
  11. top
  12. poor
  13. slow
  14. pull
  15. slow
  16. hard
  17. dry
  18. hot
  19. old
  20. small
  21. asleep
  22. buy
  23. thin
  24. fast
  25. close
  26. late
  27. boy
  28. happy
  29. summer
  30. awake
  31. heavy
  32. hot
  33. big
  34. friend
  35. early
  36. light
  37. asleep
  38. short
  39. weak
  40. sell

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