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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 631 · 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) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full

Answer key

  1. night
  2. dirty
  3. pull
  4. top
  5. evening
  6. slow
  7. day
  8. cry
  9. quiet
  10. big
  11. weak
  12. slow
  13. sad
  14. far
  15. first
  16. last
  17. girl
  18. heavy
  19. happy
  20. near
  21. soft
  22. short
  23. last
  24. fast
  25. summer
  26. bottom
  27. in
  28. cold
  29. poor
  30. small
  31. down
  32. hard
  33. dark
  34. awake
  35. short
  36. hot
  37. out
  38. late
  39. early
  40. slow

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