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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 772 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big

Answer key

  1. young
  2. night
  3. asleep
  4. near
  5. empty
  6. small
  7. hot
  8. last
  9. awake
  10. hot
  11. empty
  12. start
  13. slow
  14. heavy
  15. early
  16. weak
  17. full
  18. hard
  19. go
  20. sit
  21. poor
  22. dry
  23. asleep
  24. wet
  25. late
  26. night
  27. outside
  28. dirty
  29. weak
  30. summer
  31. cold
  32. lose
  33. pull
  34. out
  35. slow
  36. sell
  37. far
  38. take
  39. out
  40. sad

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