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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 117 · 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: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Monday (d) river
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. dry
  3. short
  4. pull
  5. late
  6. day
  7. sit
  8. poor
  9. slow
  10. hot
  11. hard
  12. buy
  13. small
  14. cold
  15. empty
  16. young
  17. asleep
  18. above
  19. start
  20. full
  21. cry
  22. out
  23. happy
  24. last
  25. summer
  26. pull
  27. far
  28. take
  29. slow
  30. night
  31. weak
  32. awake
  33. small
  34. early
  35. evening
  36. clean
  37. soft
  38. weak
  39. near
  40. hot

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