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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 369 · 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) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. slow
  3. rich
  4. night
  5. cold
  6. last
  7. young
  8. sell
  9. empty
  10. out
  11. wet
  12. small
  13. full
  14. big
  15. last
  16. friend
  17. winter
  18. hot
  19. clean
  20. hot
  21. empty
  22. hard
  23. asleep
  24. dirty
  25. outside
  26. old
  27. light
  28. stop
  29. dry
  30. bottom
  31. hot
  32. slow
  33. slow
  34. weak
  35. go
  36. buy
  37. happy
  38. below
  39. soft
  40. light

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