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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 674 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) day (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening

Answer key

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

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