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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 689 · 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 “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early

Answer key

  1. below
  2. night
  3. empty
  4. evening
  5. short
  6. far
  7. hot
  8. heavy
  9. thin
  10. enemy
  11. wet
  12. cold
  13. pull
  14. early
  15. win
  16. fast
  17. weak
  18. go
  19. slow
  20. winter
  21. light
  22. old
  23. last
  24. asleep
  25. hot
  26. big
  27. slow
  28. top
  29. night
  30. last
  31. awake
  32. short
  33. lose
  34. girl
  35. dry
  36. take
  37. outside
  38. friend
  39. small
  40. sad

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