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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 941 · 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 “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. out
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. asleep
  6. last
  7. hot
  8. out
  9. hard
  10. day
  11. last
  12. small
  13. short
  14. buy
  15. light
  16. bottom
  17. win
  18. heavy
  19. summer
  20. down
  21. evening
  22. stop
  23. dark
  24. quiet
  25. weak
  26. short
  27. strong
  28. slow
  29. far
  30. in
  31. soft
  32. empty
  33. asleep
  34. night
  35. light
  36. outside
  37. awake
  38. enemy
  39. hot
  40. fast

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