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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 486 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) cousin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. clean
  3. hard
  4. hard
  5. slow
  6. heavy
  7. above
  8. outside
  9. asleep
  10. pull
  11. strong
  12. small
  13. weak
  14. light
  15. bottom
  16. night
  17. slow
  18. pull
  19. out
  20. take
  21. hot
  22. far
  23. soft
  24. close
  25. enemy
  26. out
  27. quiet
  28. light
  29. go
  30. in
  31. below
  32. sell
  33. winter
  34. last
  35. summer
  36. dry
  37. young
  38. day
  39. full
  40. empty

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