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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 741 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) cold (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy

Answer key

  1. night
  2. clean
  3. outside
  4. hard
  5. pull
  6. small
  7. hard
  8. short
  9. dirty
  10. out
  11. start
  12. slow
  13. out
  14. sad
  15. friend
  16. young
  17. win
  18. pull
  19. fast
  20. asleep
  21. awake
  22. light
  23. in
  24. hot
  25. empty
  26. close
  27. slow
  28. above
  29. near
  30. quiet
  31. dark
  32. below
  33. hot
  34. happy
  35. first
  36. lose
  37. last
  38. cold
  39. empty
  40. short

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