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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 297 · 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) small (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
  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 “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  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 “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter

Answer key

  1. small
  2. outside
  3. slow
  4. first
  5. night
  6. sad
  7. hot
  8. pull
  9. evening
  10. night
  11. cry
  12. win
  13. hard
  14. dry
  15. old
  16. small
  17. out
  18. slow
  19. girl
  20. young
  21. hot
  22. top
  23. below
  24. hot
  25. weak
  26. asleep
  27. out
  28. bottom
  29. friend
  30. empty
  31. wet
  32. weak
  33. asleep
  34. dark
  35. day
  36. last
  37. empty
  38. near
  39. start
  40. winter

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