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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 926 · 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) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  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 “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) dry (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light

Answer key

  1. day
  2. slow
  3. empty
  4. bottom
  5. hot
  6. night
  7. full
  8. clean
  9. lose
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. hot
  13. below
  14. friend
  15. weak
  16. awake
  17. big
  18. slow
  19. early
  20. top
  21. dark
  22. far
  23. last
  24. sell
  25. take
  26. night
  27. rich
  28. small
  29. pull
  30. light
  31. empty
  32. hard
  33. out
  34. pull
  35. cry
  36. wet
  37. sad
  38. girl
  39. winter
  40. light

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