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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 905 · 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) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat

Answer key

  1. day
  2. night
  3. dry
  4. last
  5. stand
  6. close
  7. sit
  8. weak
  9. stop
  10. hot
  11. heavy
  12. fast
  13. hot
  14. dirty
  15. slow
  16. asleep
  17. far
  18. dark
  19. early
  20. cry
  21. empty
  22. short
  23. short
  24. near
  25. winter
  26. young
  27. hard
  28. start
  29. clean
  30. evening
  31. win
  32. down
  33. first
  34. night
  35. above
  36. awake
  37. out
  38. light
  39. empty
  40. pull

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