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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 586 · 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 “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top

Answer key

  1. early
  2. short
  3. short
  4. asleep
  5. buy
  6. pull
  7. heavy
  8. sad
  9. summer
  10. evening
  11. night
  12. dark
  13. bottom
  14. empty
  15. down
  16. slow
  17. start
  18. in
  19. night
  20. hot
  21. small
  22. hot
  23. last
  24. hard
  25. strong
  26. outside
  27. weak
  28. win
  29. late
  30. empty
  31. clean
  32. above
  33. happy
  34. slow
  35. cold
  36. below
  37. sell
  38. poor
  39. far
  40. top

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