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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 745 · 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) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday

Answer key

  1. night
  2. dark
  3. hot
  4. heavy
  5. weak
  6. sad
  7. far
  8. light
  9. empty
  10. slow
  11. slow
  12. in
  13. sell
  14. outside
  15. small
  16. first
  17. asleep
  18. wet
  19. quiet
  20. lose
  21. out
  22. go
  23. top
  24. stand
  25. weak
  26. winter
  27. hot
  28. short
  29. far
  30. small
  31. hot
  32. last
  33. hard
  34. full
  35. short
  36. dry
  37. pull
  38. strong
  39. pull
  40. evening

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