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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 222 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. awake
  3. lose
  4. far
  5. asleep
  6. first
  7. night
  8. heavy
  9. slow
  10. dark
  11. small
  12. last
  13. pull
  14. far
  15. wet
  16. close
  17. slow
  18. slow
  19. cry
  20. evening
  21. in
  22. full
  23. enemy
  24. last
  25. young
  26. hot
  27. below
  28. weak
  29. cold
  30. sit
  31. rich
  32. empty
  33. down
  34. soft
  35. out
  36. asleep
  37. outside
  38. day
  39. short
  40. dry

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