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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 636 · 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 “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. top
  3. hot
  4. weak
  5. early
  6. slow
  7. night
  8. soft
  9. dirty
  10. pull
  11. sit
  12. weak
  13. full
  14. dark
  15. empty
  16. hot
  17. hard
  18. win
  19. thin
  20. buy
  21. big
  22. slow
  23. dry
  24. short
  25. slow
  26. heavy
  27. first
  28. cry
  29. last
  30. winter
  31. small
  32. empty
  33. old
  34. bottom
  35. clean
  36. young
  37. out
  38. hard
  39. awake
  40. close

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