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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 365 · 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) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) down (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. start
  3. enemy
  4. dry
  5. asleep
  6. empty
  7. young
  8. day
  9. short
  10. hot
  11. stop
  12. last
  13. hot
  14. soft
  15. empty
  16. above
  17. out
  18. hot
  19. weak
  20. heavy
  21. pull
  22. lose
  23. far
  24. in
  25. outside
  26. pull
  27. slow
  28. last
  29. top
  30. night
  31. hard
  32. night
  33. small
  34. cold
  35. bottom
  36. slow
  37. asleep
  38. near
  39. slow
  40. boy

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