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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 286 · 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 “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. full
  3. hot
  4. small
  5. short
  6. far
  7. below
  8. heavy
  9. near
  10. stand
  11. short
  12. dark
  13. bottom
  14. day
  15. fast
  16. top
  17. slow
  18. slow
  19. rich
  20. go
  21. night
  22. friend
  23. sell
  24. slow
  25. dirty
  26. last
  27. hot
  28. hot
  29. winter
  30. buy
  31. weak
  32. old
  33. cold
  34. asleep
  35. night
  36. happy
  37. hard
  38. clean
  39. out
  40. light

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