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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 540 · 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 “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  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 “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) tree (d) cloud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty

Answer key

  1. awake
  2. weak
  3. night
  4. empty
  5. late
  6. hard
  7. near
  8. short
  9. hot
  10. small
  11. down
  12. asleep
  13. fast
  14. evening
  15. poor
  16. asleep
  17. light
  18. in
  19. win
  20. far
  21. early
  22. thin
  23. dry
  24. hot
  25. heavy
  26. weak
  27. light
  28. girl
  29. last
  30. small
  31. hard
  32. last
  33. dark
  34. boy
  35. slow
  36. sit
  37. night
  38. old
  39. close
  40. empty

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