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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 337 · 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 “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. asleep
  3. young
  4. sell
  5. small
  6. slow
  7. buy
  8. close
  9. hot
  10. hard
  11. slow
  12. win
  13. bottom
  14. dark
  15. summer
  16. weak
  17. dirty
  18. hot
  19. light
  20. short
  21. early
  22. happy
  23. last
  24. take
  25. pull
  26. rich
  27. empty
  28. night
  29. slow
  30. enemy
  31. cold
  32. full
  33. sit
  34. lose
  35. light
  36. short
  37. night
  38. first
  39. awake
  40. hard

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