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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 361 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) dry (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast

Answer key

  1. night
  2. big
  3. short
  4. slow
  5. below
  6. night
  7. last
  8. out
  9. boy
  10. heavy
  11. hot
  12. slow
  13. last
  14. poor
  15. asleep
  16. winter
  17. happy
  18. stop
  19. hard
  20. thin
  21. friend
  22. evening
  23. dark
  24. lose
  25. first
  26. take
  27. start
  28. sad
  29. fast
  30. small
  31. outside
  32. sell
  33. slow
  34. full
  35. empty
  36. old
  37. young
  38. cold
  39. go
  40. soft

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