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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 229 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. night
  3. young
  4. soft
  5. hot
  6. weak
  7. asleep
  8. thin
  9. down
  10. dark
  11. slow
  12. last
  13. day
  14. early
  15. empty
  16. empty
  17. hot
  18. outside
  19. cry
  20. hard
  21. night
  22. stop
  23. enemy
  24. full
  25. short
  26. start
  27. close
  28. win
  29. short
  30. far
  31. asleep
  32. out
  33. slow
  34. lose
  35. winter
  36. small
  37. far
  38. small
  39. strong
  40. pull

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