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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 426 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) wet (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) full (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. last
  3. asleep
  4. night
  5. day
  6. last
  7. buy
  8. quiet
  9. slow
  10. hard
  11. poor
  12. evening
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. big
  16. night
  17. happy
  18. asleep
  19. awake
  20. small
  21. dry
  22. short
  23. first
  24. pull
  25. old
  26. hot
  27. heavy
  28. out
  29. sad
  30. clean
  31. outside
  32. out
  33. far
  34. full
  35. friend
  36. winter
  37. dark
  38. down
  39. start
  40. young

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