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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 652 · 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) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. day
  3. winter
  4. far
  5. asleep
  6. hard
  7. empty
  8. fast
  9. heavy
  10. outside
  11. far
  12. short
  13. last
  14. stop
  15. friend
  16. buy
  17. sad
  18. dark
  19. asleep
  20. pull
  21. hot
  22. slow
  23. hard
  24. summer
  25. full
  26. first
  27. weak
  28. out
  29. night
  30. go
  31. cry
  32. wet
  33. young
  34. thin
  35. above
  36. last
  37. weak
  38. quiet
  39. short
  40. empty

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