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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 372 · 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 “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) cousin
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. slow
  3. out
  4. hot
  5. night
  6. hot
  7. slow
  8. short
  9. heavy
  10. empty
  11. cry
  12. asleep
  13. out
  14. happy
  15. summer
  16. small
  17. strong
  18. last
  19. above
  20. dirty
  21. weak
  22. hard
  23. young
  24. bottom
  25. thin
  26. old
  27. dark
  28. short
  29. pull
  30. asleep
  31. night
  32. near
  33. light
  34. full
  35. rich
  36. empty
  37. enemy
  38. short
  39. dry
  40. win

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