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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 77 · 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 “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. soft
  3. weak
  4. go
  5. far
  6. hot
  7. hot
  8. awake
  9. bottom
  10. short
  11. winter
  12. dark
  13. hard
  14. empty
  15. wet
  16. slow
  17. small
  18. last
  19. close
  20. far
  21. rich
  22. dry
  23. slow
  24. night
  25. late
  26. short
  27. below
  28. outside
  29. day
  30. strong
  31. small
  32. asleep
  33. slow
  34. pull
  35. weak
  36. hot
  37. young
  38. empty
  39. heavy
  40. light

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