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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 326 · 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 “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down

Answer key

  1. buy
  2. hot
  3. night
  4. slow
  5. fast
  6. last
  7. night
  8. awake
  9. hard
  10. far
  11. full
  12. thin
  13. summer
  14. boy
  15. short
  16. light
  17. evening
  18. girl
  19. dry
  20. young
  21. strong
  22. asleep
  23. sad
  24. happy
  25. small
  26. hot
  27. dark
  28. above
  29. in
  30. short
  31. light
  32. winter
  33. pull
  34. empty
  35. stand
  36. hot
  37. bottom
  38. top
  39. go
  40. down

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