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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 90 · 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) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. small
  3. young
  4. hard
  5. happy
  6. small
  7. hot
  8. cry
  9. win
  10. bottom
  11. winter
  12. slow
  13. empty
  14. night
  15. dark
  16. far
  17. buy
  18. short
  19. old
  20. night
  21. weak
  22. short
  23. sit
  24. wet
  25. far
  26. short
  27. sell
  28. last
  29. pull
  30. light
  31. light
  32. slow
  33. girl
  34. dirty
  35. start
  36. top
  37. heavy
  38. big
  39. empty
  40. out

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