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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 95 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. hard
  3. night
  4. poor
  5. weak
  6. hot
  7. light
  8. far
  9. short
  10. small
  11. dry
  12. stand
  13. night
  14. enemy
  15. pull
  16. late
  17. hot
  18. early
  19. small
  20. empty
  21. clean
  22. take
  23. day
  24. young
  25. fast
  26. big
  27. quiet
  28. girl
  29. happy
  30. heavy
  31. evening
  32. strong
  33. weak
  34. pull
  35. friend
  36. asleep
  37. slow
  38. sell
  39. winter
  40. last

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