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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 760 · 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 “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) empty (d) cold
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. day
  2. weak
  3. sit
  4. below
  5. night
  6. slow
  7. pull
  8. short
  9. heavy
  10. old
  11. out
  12. lose
  13. out
  14. empty
  15. close
  16. small
  17. wet
  18. dark
  19. far
  20. thin
  21. early
  22. hot
  23. cold
  24. go
  25. big
  26. short
  27. empty
  28. in
  29. down
  30. awake
  31. asleep
  32. fast
  33. hot
  34. last
  35. first
  36. soft
  37. last
  38. hard
  39. late
  40. girl

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