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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 21 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. quiet
  3. winter
  4. night
  5. above
  6. close
  7. slow
  8. asleep
  9. last
  10. hard
  11. short
  12. out
  13. in
  14. soft
  15. full
  16. dark
  17. empty
  18. awake
  19. out
  20. light
  21. first
  22. near
  23. fast
  24. empty
  25. heavy
  26. old
  27. poor
  28. happy
  29. far
  30. small
  31. weak
  32. top
  33. summer
  34. asleep
  35. hot
  36. pull
  37. slow
  38. enemy
  39. thin
  40. hot

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