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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 407 · 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 “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. out
  2. slow
  3. night
  4. cry
  5. happy
  6. near
  7. wet
  8. big
  9. hard
  10. empty
  11. top
  12. dark
  13. late
  14. go
  15. soft
  16. summer
  17. fast
  18. weak
  19. full
  20. asleep
  21. pull
  22. night
  23. pull
  24. enemy
  25. hot
  26. boy
  27. lose
  28. buy
  29. last
  30. quiet
  31. hot
  32. take
  33. sit
  34. win
  35. empty
  36. light
  37. asleep
  38. dirty
  39. first
  40. slow

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