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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 523 · 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 “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) thin
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first

Answer key

  1. last
  2. heavy
  3. wet
  4. summer
  5. night
  6. top
  7. quiet
  8. last
  9. asleep
  10. empty
  11. weak
  12. cry
  13. far
  14. in
  15. pull
  16. hot
  17. short
  18. night
  19. asleep
  20. hot
  21. far
  22. dry
  23. full
  24. slow
  25. out
  26. young
  27. sad
  28. above
  29. thin
  30. dark
  31. day
  32. slow
  33. hot
  34. cold
  35. win
  36. rich
  37. friend
  38. go
  39. hard
  40. first

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