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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 505 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening

Answer key

  1. night
  2. first
  3. stand
  4. weak
  5. heavy
  6. last
  7. quiet
  8. hot
  9. girl
  10. happy
  11. dark
  12. top
  13. full
  14. short
  15. friend
  16. hot
  17. far
  18. dirty
  19. slow
  20. young
  21. hard
  22. empty
  23. small
  24. thin
  25. go
  26. start
  27. bottom
  28. big
  29. last
  30. enemy
  31. clean
  32. light
  33. boy
  34. cry
  35. out
  36. late
  37. pull
  38. summer
  39. hard
  40. evening

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