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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 764 · 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) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  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 “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start

Answer key

  1. night
  2. last
  3. hot
  4. asleep
  5. hard
  6. small
  7. poor
  8. hard
  9. slow
  10. far
  11. last
  12. cold
  13. out
  14. dirty
  15. heavy
  16. hot
  17. take
  18. dark
  19. slow
  20. light
  21. slow
  22. go
  23. friend
  24. small
  25. winter
  26. young
  27. pull
  28. day
  29. late
  30. empty
  31. top
  32. light
  33. rich
  34. asleep
  35. bottom
  36. near
  37. enemy
  38. fast
  39. clean
  40. start

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