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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 165 · 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) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. hot
  3. win
  4. hot
  5. young
  6. summer
  7. small
  8. small
  9. slow
  10. empty
  11. weak
  12. light
  13. slow
  14. night
  15. poor
  16. asleep
  17. top
  18. hard
  19. short
  20. winter
  21. sit
  22. pull
  23. asleep
  24. down
  25. fast
  26. last
  27. out
  28. cold
  29. far
  30. bottom
  31. friend
  32. pull
  33. below
  34. short
  35. short
  36. slow
  37. day
  38. hard
  39. girl
  40. in

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