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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 849 · 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) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. slow
  3. poor
  4. early
  5. last
  6. cold
  7. sad
  8. last
  9. short
  10. evening
  11. weak
  12. out
  13. lose
  14. light
  15. night
  16. dirty
  17. empty
  18. bottom
  19. old
  20. win
  21. day
  22. light
  23. dark
  24. hard
  25. pull
  26. down
  27. in
  28. hot
  29. young
  30. fast
  31. awake
  32. close
  33. small
  34. summer
  35. hot
  36. pull
  37. girl
  38. hot
  39. far
  40. slow

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