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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 246 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast

Answer key

  1. small
  2. night
  3. day
  4. above
  5. hard
  6. hot
  7. out
  8. go
  9. young
  10. empty
  11. dry
  12. soft
  13. short
  14. last
  15. night
  16. thin
  17. top
  18. dark
  19. pull
  20. light
  21. late
  22. awake
  23. hot
  24. heavy
  25. full
  26. take
  27. big
  28. sit
  29. win
  30. empty
  31. early
  32. outside
  33. hot
  34. buy
  35. far
  36. girl
  37. bottom
  38. fast
  39. first
  40. small

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