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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 471 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. heavy
  3. small
  4. far
  5. empty
  6. light
  7. pull
  8. bottom
  9. down
  10. boy
  11. young
  12. empty
  13. wet
  14. go
  15. hard
  16. last
  17. big
  18. soft
  19. dark
  20. slow
  21. slow
  22. slow
  23. cry
  24. last
  25. short
  26. night
  27. top
  28. hot
  29. hot
  30. out
  31. short
  32. lose
  33. first
  34. day
  35. weak
  36. cold
  37. outside
  38. in
  39. summer
  40. poor

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