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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 329 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. night
  3. above
  4. out
  5. small
  6. night
  7. hot
  8. young
  9. stop
  10. far
  11. weak
  12. day
  13. slow
  14. empty
  15. empty
  16. go
  17. take
  18. hot
  19. heavy
  20. short
  21. clean
  22. soft
  23. asleep
  24. last
  25. big
  26. quiet
  27. evening
  28. last
  29. hard
  30. pull
  31. sit
  32. hard
  33. dirty
  34. cry
  35. dry
  36. far
  37. full
  38. slow
  39. light
  40. old

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