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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 802 · 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) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. quiet
  3. stop
  4. day
  5. hot
  6. lose
  7. hard
  8. weak
  9. late
  10. small
  11. dark
  12. empty
  13. short
  14. below
  15. hot
  16. near
  17. top
  18. cold
  19. early
  20. slow
  21. night
  22. go
  23. winter
  24. above
  25. wet
  26. pull
  27. heavy
  28. evening
  29. cry
  30. awake
  31. last
  32. slow
  33. start
  34. slow
  35. clean
  36. weak
  37. boy
  38. sell
  39. take
  40. hot

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