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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 979 · 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) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) awake
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy

Answer key

  1. night
  2. winter
  3. late
  4. in
  5. thin
  6. slow
  7. wet
  8. dirty
  9. slow
  10. dark
  11. awake
  12. girl
  13. sell
  14. heavy
  15. top
  16. last
  17. first
  18. slow
  19. empty
  20. big
  21. soft
  22. hot
  23. boy
  24. cry
  25. sad
  26. bottom
  27. buy
  28. pull
  29. short
  30. asleep
  31. young
  32. hard
  33. cold
  34. small
  35. outside
  36. poor
  37. far
  38. old
  39. above
  40. hard

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