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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 896 · 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 “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) happy (d) near

Answer key

  1. day
  2. start
  3. empty
  4. sad
  5. young
  6. evening
  7. hot
  8. night
  9. in
  10. boy
  11. slow
  12. light
  13. summer
  14. night
  15. full
  16. below
  17. strong
  18. small
  19. dirty
  20. hot
  21. heavy
  22. dark
  23. weak
  24. wet
  25. clean
  26. take
  27. asleep
  28. down
  29. out
  30. dry
  31. small
  32. hot
  33. buy
  34. girl
  35. pull
  36. last
  37. weak
  38. pull
  39. big
  40. near

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