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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 951 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. light
  3. pull
  4. below
  5. slow
  6. night
  7. friend
  8. happy
  9. lose
  10. last
  11. slow
  12. out
  13. wet
  14. slow
  15. small
  16. short
  17. short
  18. winter
  19. night
  20. dark
  21. hot
  22. late
  23. far
  24. fast
  25. rich
  26. summer
  27. empty
  28. in
  29. hard
  30. young
  31. light
  32. down
  33. cold
  34. win
  35. take
  36. out
  37. heavy
  38. last
  39. strong
  40. close

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