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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 383 · 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 “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak

Answer key

  1. day
  2. far
  3. last
  4. dark
  5. winter
  6. young
  7. summer
  8. asleep
  9. night
  10. cold
  11. out
  12. buy
  13. small
  14. sit
  15. short
  16. clean
  17. empty
  18. stand
  19. late
  20. wet
  21. heavy
  22. enemy
  23. early
  24. hot
  25. win
  26. pull
  27. short
  28. empty
  29. last
  30. lose
  31. down
  32. slow
  33. girl
  34. asleep
  35. boy
  36. rich
  37. slow
  38. hot
  39. far
  40. weak

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