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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 680 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. enemy
  3. out
  4. empty
  5. night
  6. light
  7. hot
  8. dry
  9. bottom
  10. out
  11. buy
  12. empty
  13. heavy
  14. night
  15. cry
  16. down
  17. short
  18. last
  19. late
  20. lose
  21. boy
  22. near
  23. dirty
  24. day
  25. sell
  26. strong
  27. short
  28. old
  29. short
  30. happy
  31. weak
  32. stop
  33. sad
  34. top
  35. dark
  36. hot
  37. cold
  38. hot
  39. light
  40. small

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