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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 323 · 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) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) late (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold

Answer key

  1. small
  2. pull
  3. asleep
  4. summer
  5. out
  6. night
  7. old
  8. slow
  9. dry
  10. far
  11. awake
  12. in
  13. heavy
  14. first
  15. winter
  16. above
  17. empty
  18. small
  19. last
  20. full
  21. young
  22. weak
  23. dirty
  24. sit
  25. dark
  26. hot
  27. close
  28. big
  29. hard
  30. strong
  31. evening
  32. start
  33. wet
  34. slow
  35. hot
  36. night
  37. rich
  38. last
  39. short
  40. soft

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