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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 800 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) tall (d) heavy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. dark
  3. out
  4. bottom
  5. pull
  6. slow
  7. hot
  8. cold
  9. day
  10. near
  11. far
  12. young
  13. out
  14. winter
  15. hot
  16. short
  17. happy
  18. night
  19. boy
  20. slow
  21. dirty
  22. dry
  23. empty
  24. weak
  25. heavy
  26. sad
  27. hard
  28. big
  29. win
  30. asleep
  31. pull
  32. cry
  33. light
  34. close
  35. summer
  36. full
  37. early
  38. short
  39. poor
  40. last

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