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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 630 · 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) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet

Answer key

  1. night
  2. small
  3. slow
  4. cold
  5. night
  6. girl
  7. hard
  8. asleep
  9. big
  10. sad
  11. day
  12. outside
  13. slow
  14. above
  15. heavy
  16. dark
  17. hot
  18. light
  19. asleep
  20. quiet
  21. pull
  22. top
  23. hot
  24. hot
  25. small
  26. winter
  27. sit
  28. short
  29. weak
  30. dry
  31. near
  32. lose
  33. happy
  34. far
  35. short
  36. clean
  37. empty
  38. last
  39. dirty
  40. out

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