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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 928 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad

Answer key

  1. out
  2. old
  3. heavy
  4. hot
  5. dark
  6. hard
  7. enemy
  8. asleep
  9. lose
  10. asleep
  11. quiet
  12. pull
  13. short
  14. weak
  15. thin
  16. hard
  17. slow
  18. above
  19. empty
  20. night
  21. evening
  22. sad
  23. empty
  24. winter
  25. slow
  26. sit
  27. last
  28. happy
  29. close
  30. full
  31. far
  32. cold
  33. take
  34. first
  35. hot
  36. wet
  37. clean
  38. young
  39. bottom
  40. far

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