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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 55 · 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) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. night
  3. short
  4. asleep
  5. hot
  6. last
  7. big
  8. hot
  9. weak
  10. night
  11. down
  12. happy
  13. top
  14. close
  15. heavy
  16. start
  17. soft
  18. enemy
  19. awake
  20. early
  21. young
  22. light
  23. pull
  24. cold
  25. dirty
  26. stop
  27. wet
  28. small
  29. asleep
  30. late
  31. hard
  32. fast
  33. short
  34. poor
  35. quiet
  36. far
  37. winter
  38. empty
  39. slow
  40. slow

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