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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 62 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. wet
  3. hard
  4. heavy
  5. sell
  6. weak
  7. asleep
  8. hot
  9. short
  10. hot
  11. hot
  12. young
  13. small
  14. empty
  15. awake
  16. night
  17. big
  18. happy
  19. start
  20. last
  21. slow
  22. soft
  23. dirty
  24. cry
  25. above
  26. thin
  27. boy
  28. dark
  29. day
  30. night
  31. girl
  32. out
  33. winter
  34. below
  35. enemy
  36. pull
  37. small
  38. first
  39. lose
  40. far

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