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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 944 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) run (d) push
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow

Answer key

  1. small
  2. empty
  3. old
  4. asleep
  5. down
  6. weak
  7. small
  8. first
  9. night
  10. pull
  11. dry
  12. short
  13. above
  14. last
  15. hard
  16. early
  17. asleep
  18. below
  19. far
  20. summer
  21. heavy
  22. short
  23. hot
  24. light
  25. awake
  26. dark
  27. empty
  28. thin
  29. weak
  30. stop
  31. cry
  32. stand
  33. night
  34. slow
  35. out
  36. strong
  37. young
  38. out
  39. late
  40. big

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