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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 103 · 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: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. slow
  3. hot
  4. slow
  5. out
  6. lose
  7. full
  8. poor
  9. empty
  10. short
  11. win
  12. sad
  13. fast
  14. night
  15. clean
  16. go
  17. asleep
  18. far
  19. near
  20. enemy
  21. far
  22. cold
  23. night
  24. heavy
  25. pull
  26. short
  27. hard
  28. close
  29. pull
  30. strong
  31. girl
  32. dry
  33. late
  34. weak
  35. top
  36. young
  37. small
  38. early
  39. hot
  40. down

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