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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 789 · 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) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) close
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early

Answer key

  1. night
  2. last
  3. weak
  4. slow
  5. hot
  6. go
  7. last
  8. bottom
  9. hot
  10. lose
  11. out
  12. young
  13. close
  14. poor
  15. far
  16. dark
  17. heavy
  18. enemy
  19. wet
  20. hard
  21. late
  22. friend
  23. light
  24. small
  25. win
  26. evening
  27. clean
  28. asleep
  29. pull
  30. hard
  31. weak
  32. sit
  33. soft
  34. happy
  35. short
  36. down
  37. slow
  38. out
  39. full
  40. early

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