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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. night
  2. empty
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. dark
  6. pull
  7. below
  8. cold
  9. young
  10. night
  11. asleep
  12. go
  13. win
  14. weak
  15. evening
  16. friend
  17. hard
  18. summer
  19. slow
  20. awake
  21. early
  22. winter
  23. out
  24. day
  25. heavy
  26. hot
  27. short
  28. last
  29. small
  30. dirty
  31. last
  32. soft
  33. stop
  34. in
  35. slow
  36. take
  37. far
  38. quiet
  39. near
  40. start

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