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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 690 · 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) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  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 “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) pull (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. lose
  3. small
  4. dark
  5. night
  6. far
  7. empty
  8. hot
  9. slow
  10. slow
  11. last
  12. asleep
  13. hard
  14. sell
  15. near
  16. happy
  17. young
  18. cry
  19. hard
  20. late
  21. dry
  22. empty
  23. big
  24. strong
  25. far
  26. day
  27. close
  28. last
  29. night
  30. stand
  31. pull
  32. pull
  33. cold
  34. hot
  35. rich
  36. small
  37. full
  38. short
  39. sit
  40. short

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