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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 109 · 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) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full

Answer key

  1. dark
  2. take
  3. dirty
  4. short
  5. night
  6. heavy
  7. rich
  8. cold
  9. hard
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. strong
  13. pull
  14. far
  15. young
  16. small
  17. weak
  18. small
  19. sad
  20. boy
  21. slow
  22. clean
  23. go
  24. out
  25. soft
  26. light
  27. old
  28. pull
  29. light
  30. poor
  31. last
  32. sell
  33. hot
  34. short
  35. asleep
  36. friend
  37. first
  38. stand
  39. bottom
  40. hot

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