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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 127 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) cold (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. short
  3. small
  4. lose
  5. pull
  6. night
  7. take
  8. far
  9. stand
  10. poor
  11. empty
  12. above
  13. cold
  14. short
  15. slow
  16. small
  17. out
  18. evening
  19. asleep
  20. light
  21. asleep
  22. empty
  23. down
  24. hot
  25. slow
  26. clean
  27. late
  28. heavy
  29. happy
  30. slow
  31. first
  32. hot
  33. sad
  34. close
  35. winter
  36. big
  37. wet
  38. win
  39. young
  40. last

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