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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 762 · 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) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short

Answer key

  1. night
  2. stand
  3. girl
  4. sit
  5. awake
  6. asleep
  7. dirty
  8. pull
  9. dark
  10. slow
  11. young
  12. hot
  13. last
  14. small
  15. weak
  16. buy
  17. hot
  18. hard
  19. weak
  20. hot
  21. in
  22. empty
  23. slow
  24. soft
  25. slow
  26. short
  27. cry
  28. asleep
  29. big
  30. last
  31. heavy
  32. night
  33. sell
  34. hard
  35. close
  36. win
  37. cold
  38. happy
  39. full
  40. short

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