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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 293 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump

Answer key

  1. short
  2. asleep
  3. slow
  4. pull
  5. small
  6. empty
  7. night
  8. young
  9. asleep
  10. slow
  11. stand
  12. cold
  13. soft
  14. boy
  15. first
  16. last
  17. night
  18. slow
  19. out
  20. big
  21. thin
  22. last
  23. hot
  24. day
  25. hot
  26. top
  27. heavy
  28. go
  29. hot
  30. sell
  31. down
  32. dark
  33. cry
  34. light
  35. summer
  36. take
  37. happy
  38. short
  39. start
  40. lose

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