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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 890 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) big
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late

Answer key

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

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