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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 33 · 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 “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early

Answer key

  1. late
  2. night
  3. outside
  4. first
  5. last
  6. heavy
  7. dark
  8. short
  9. win
  10. full
  11. asleep
  12. far
  13. short
  14. asleep
  15. buy
  16. start
  17. down
  18. girl
  19. small
  20. young
  21. out
  22. friend
  23. sit
  24. weak
  25. empty
  26. happy
  27. take
  28. boy
  29. far
  30. hot
  31. bottom
  32. strong
  33. cold
  34. hot
  35. last
  36. evening
  37. above
  38. big
  39. enemy
  40. dirty

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