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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 393 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast

Answer key

  1. out
  2. rich
  3. asleep
  4. small
  5. day
  6. fast
  7. dry
  8. night
  9. evening
  10. far
  11. quiet
  12. dirty
  13. last
  14. sit
  15. weak
  16. pull
  17. old
  18. hot
  19. slow
  20. awake
  21. win
  22. winter
  23. short
  24. big
  25. slow
  26. poor
  27. top
  28. hot
  29. slow
  30. boy
  31. hard
  32. summer
  33. late
  34. heavy
  35. young
  36. go
  37. first
  38. night
  39. start
  40. short

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