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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 887 · 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) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. hot
  3. short
  4. light
  5. soft
  6. clean
  7. start
  8. far
  9. night
  10. slow
  11. young
  12. empty
  13. lose
  14. winter
  15. slow
  16. happy
  17. sad
  18. pull
  19. empty
  20. hard
  21. heavy
  22. last
  23. last
  24. bottom
  25. weak
  26. dry
  27. full
  28. go
  29. quiet
  30. far
  31. dark
  32. small
  33. old
  34. late
  35. short
  36. near
  37. stand
  38. rich
  39. girl
  40. dirty

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