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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 623 · 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) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) short (d) happy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. night
  2. cry
  3. dark
  4. weak
  5. young
  6. slow
  7. rich
  8. fast
  9. awake
  10. out
  11. far
  12. hard
  13. stand
  14. down
  15. weak
  16. go
  17. hot
  18. quiet
  19. slow
  20. small
  21. short
  22. early
  23. out
  24. sit
  25. short
  26. small
  27. sell
  28. winter
  29. late
  30. slow
  31. heavy
  32. empty
  33. hard
  34. asleep
  35. top
  36. cold
  37. last
  38. sad
  39. close
  40. hot

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