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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. summer
  2. near
  3. dirty
  4. in
  5. soft
  6. weak
  7. thin
  8. win
  9. asleep
  10. last
  11. top
  12. slow
  13. late
  14. small
  15. stop
  16. dark
  17. take
  18. dry
  19. hot
  20. evening
  21. short
  22. light
  23. strong
  24. far
  25. cry
  26. heavy
  27. happy
  28. wet
  29. big
  30. slow
  31. asleep
  32. empty
  33. night
  34. empty
  35. hard
  36. above
  37. bottom
  38. full
  39. boy
  40. outside

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