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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 104 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) win (d) sleep
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall

Answer key

  1. small
  2. late
  3. hot
  4. down
  5. short
  6. pull
  7. quiet
  8. wet
  9. buy
  10. dark
  11. night
  12. in
  13. awake
  14. far
  15. dry
  16. asleep
  17. win
  18. strong
  19. happy
  20. pull
  21. slow
  22. clean
  23. girl
  24. soft
  25. early
  26. asleep
  27. old
  28. night
  29. winter
  30. above
  31. cold
  32. heavy
  33. boy
  34. empty
  35. hard
  36. sell
  37. lose
  38. slow
  39. take
  40. empty

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