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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 999 · 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: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. last
  2. night
  3. early
  4. small
  5. heavy
  6. out
  7. short
  8. weak
  9. asleep
  10. day
  11. summer
  12. sit
  13. far
  14. in
  15. empty
  16. small
  17. clean
  18. dirty
  19. soft
  20. hot
  21. buy
  22. light
  23. slow
  24. down
  25. slow
  26. hot
  27. hard
  28. last
  29. above
  30. big
  31. wet
  32. slow
  33. girl
  34. hot
  35. pull
  36. evening
  37. happy
  38. fast
  39. top
  40. friend

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