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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 132 · 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 “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. hot
  3. night
  4. empty
  5. slow
  6. win
  7. heavy
  8. fast
  9. short
  10. down
  11. strong
  12. hard
  13. asleep
  14. cry
  15. winter
  16. below
  17. pull
  18. in
  19. thin
  20. close
  21. far
  22. day
  23. pull
  24. clean
  25. evening
  26. take
  27. dark
  28. far
  29. young
  30. asleep
  31. quiet
  32. friend
  33. small
  34. sad
  35. boy
  36. light
  37. happy
  38. dirty
  39. out
  40. outside

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