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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 781 · 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) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty

Answer key

  1. young
  2. out
  3. day
  4. early
  5. stand
  6. light
  7. girl
  8. summer
  9. evening
  10. hot
  11. sit
  12. pull
  13. weak
  14. awake
  15. empty
  16. last
  17. hot
  18. above
  19. happy
  20. small
  21. clean
  22. dirty
  23. asleep
  24. light
  25. below
  26. bottom
  27. wet
  28. down
  29. hard
  30. soft
  31. strong
  32. pull
  33. dark
  34. poor
  35. night
  36. last
  37. night
  38. full
  39. weak
  40. fast

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