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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 596 · 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) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet

Answer key

  1. night
  2. empty
  3. short
  4. pull
  5. out
  6. win
  7. weak
  8. out
  9. old
  10. bottom
  11. last
  12. asleep
  13. clean
  14. strong
  15. stand
  16. young
  17. late
  18. hot
  19. far
  20. happy
  21. sad
  22. last
  23. slow
  24. slow
  25. down
  26. poor
  27. dirty
  28. small
  29. small
  30. rich
  31. dark
  32. winter
  33. slow
  34. start
  35. big
  36. day
  37. hard
  38. heavy
  39. top
  40. quiet

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