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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 969 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose

Answer key

  1. night
  2. small
  3. pull
  4. slow
  5. sit
  6. enemy
  7. short
  8. asleep
  9. soft
  10. clean
  11. last
  12. dark
  13. far
  14. dry
  15. winter
  16. wet
  17. big
  18. weak
  19. quiet
  20. awake
  21. evening
  22. fast
  23. thin
  24. hard
  25. day
  26. top
  27. buy
  28. win
  29. short
  30. out
  31. dirty
  32. last
  33. slow
  34. hot
  35. slow
  36. stop
  37. poor
  38. first
  39. cry
  40. lose

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