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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 78 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  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 “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. summer
  3. short
  4. night
  5. above
  6. hot
  7. boy
  8. night
  9. slow
  10. hot
  11. sad
  12. go
  13. girl
  14. hard
  15. top
  16. young
  17. dry
  18. late
  19. hot
  20. awake
  21. early
  22. last
  23. stop
  24. weak
  25. empty
  26. slow
  27. out
  28. far
  29. sell
  30. small
  31. quiet
  32. dirty
  33. lose
  34. outside
  35. heavy
  36. short
  37. asleep
  38. sit
  39. soft
  40. buy

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