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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 847 · 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 “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty

Answer key

  1. evening
  2. empty
  3. out
  4. asleep
  5. asleep
  6. pull
  7. dark
  8. weak
  9. far
  10. sit
  11. young
  12. outside
  13. cold
  14. night
  15. quiet
  16. hard
  17. last
  18. soft
  19. win
  20. dry
  21. winter
  22. short
  23. hot
  24. clean
  25. go
  26. above
  27. hot
  28. fast
  29. heavy
  30. last
  31. full
  32. slow
  33. small
  34. out
  35. first
  36. start
  37. lose
  38. pull
  39. weak
  40. short

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