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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 777 · 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) night (c) school (d) morning
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet

Answer key

  1. night
  2. clean
  3. evening
  4. empty
  5. out
  6. short
  7. in
  8. close
  9. small
  10. early
  11. slow
  12. above
  13. asleep
  14. last
  15. dark
  16. pull
  17. soft
  18. start
  19. sad
  20. girl
  21. out
  22. hard
  23. outside
  24. far
  25. stand
  26. night
  27. wet
  28. far
  29. hot
  30. hard
  31. late
  32. short
  33. last
  34. weak
  35. hot
  36. old
  37. full
  38. lose
  39. strong
  40. quiet

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