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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 645 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot

Answer key

  1. out
  2. light
  3. asleep
  4. night
  5. pull
  6. slow
  7. boy
  8. dark
  9. clean
  10. top
  11. lose
  12. sit
  13. sad
  14. awake
  15. last
  16. weak
  17. small
  18. fast
  19. hot
  20. early
  21. slow
  22. hot
  23. near
  24. far
  25. evening
  26. empty
  27. hard
  28. girl
  29. empty
  30. hard
  31. cry
  32. soft
  33. slow
  34. far
  35. take
  36. happy
  37. buy
  38. young
  39. short
  40. down

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