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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 374 · 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 “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. night
  2. first
  3. empty
  4. short
  5. slow
  6. dark
  7. near
  8. thin
  9. down
  10. outside
  11. soft
  12. buy
  13. awake
  14. heavy
  15. small
  16. last
  17. fast
  18. young
  19. close
  20. happy
  21. clean
  22. short
  23. out
  24. dry
  25. start
  26. empty
  27. short
  28. slow
  29. night
  30. take
  31. enemy
  32. winter
  33. cold
  34. in
  35. hot
  36. above
  37. last
  38. hot
  39. wet
  40. weak

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