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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 618 · 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 “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver

Answer key

  1. light
  2. winter
  3. small
  4. far
  5. empty
  6. boy
  7. short
  8. out
  9. heavy
  10. hard
  11. last
  12. top
  13. dark
  14. first
  15. empty
  16. night
  17. last
  18. sell
  19. short
  20. hot
  21. big
  22. out
  23. cry
  24. slow
  25. hot
  26. asleep
  27. dry
  28. early
  29. asleep
  30. full
  31. slow
  32. in
  33. summer
  34. clean
  35. hot
  36. evening
  37. young
  38. stop
  39. night
  40. friend

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