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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 119 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. out
  3. early
  4. hard
  5. buy
  6. fast
  7. first
  8. evening
  9. asleep
  10. rich
  11. old
  12. hard
  13. short
  14. below
  15. stop
  16. night
  17. dirty
  18. above
  19. enemy
  20. slow
  21. young
  22. short
  23. hot
  24. late
  25. night
  26. soft
  27. in
  28. friend
  29. strong
  30. awake
  31. day
  32. girl
  33. win
  34. quiet
  35. cry
  36. wet
  37. dry
  38. empty
  39. go
  40. slow

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