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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 965 · 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 “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early

Answer key

  1. fast
  2. last
  3. night
  4. short
  5. night
  6. thin
  7. sell
  8. young
  9. full
  10. dark
  11. bottom
  12. cold
  13. evening
  14. slow
  15. above
  16. weak
  17. day
  18. out
  19. summer
  20. hot
  21. poor
  22. light
  23. clean
  24. asleep
  25. stand
  26. empty
  27. girl
  28. go
  29. weak
  30. hot
  31. lose
  32. hard
  33. cry
  34. late
  35. close
  36. slow
  37. outside
  38. pull
  39. big
  40. below

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