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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 468 · 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 “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. big
  3. empty
  4. night
  5. night
  6. take
  7. hard
  8. weak
  9. day
  10. slow
  11. asleep
  12. sell
  13. hot
  14. slow
  15. last
  16. above
  17. sit
  18. hot
  19. pull
  20. thin
  21. short
  22. awake
  23. out
  24. small
  25. young
  26. dark
  27. hard
  28. friend
  29. rich
  30. evening
  31. soft
  32. fast
  33. weak
  34. full
  35. light
  36. hot
  37. last
  38. winter
  39. short
  40. sad

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