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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 904 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. below
  3. sad
  4. dirty
  5. awake
  6. old
  7. night
  8. go
  9. thin
  10. girl
  11. short
  12. pull
  13. cold
  14. last
  15. clean
  16. top
  17. dry
  18. near
  19. down
  20. strong
  21. young
  22. hot
  23. slow
  24. above
  25. asleep
  26. hard
  27. empty
  28. first
  29. dark
  30. hot
  31. heavy
  32. enemy
  33. winter
  34. poor
  35. stop
  36. slow
  37. hot
  38. start
  39. last
  40. take

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