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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 911 · 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 “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall

Answer key

  1. night
  2. evening
  3. soft
  4. start
  5. asleep
  6. hot
  7. old
  8. hard
  9. last
  10. far
  11. early
  12. small
  13. small
  14. young
  15. clean
  16. boy
  17. big
  18. short
  19. night
  20. day
  21. awake
  22. close
  23. pull
  24. winter
  25. out
  26. win
  27. heavy
  28. weak
  29. summer
  30. slow
  31. empty
  32. sell
  33. far
  34. girl
  35. hot
  36. empty
  37. in
  38. stand
  39. stop
  40. dark

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