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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 175 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. short
  3. dark
  4. far
  5. asleep
  6. slow
  7. enemy
  8. top
  9. asleep
  10. young
  11. hot
  12. day
  13. sell
  14. heavy
  15. far
  16. take
  17. girl
  18. night
  19. weak
  20. wet
  21. dirty
  22. slow
  23. hot
  24. small
  25. short
  26. empty
  27. hot
  28. above
  29. start
  30. go
  31. cold
  32. friend
  33. pull
  34. lose
  35. late
  36. fast
  37. first
  38. clean
  39. thin
  40. slow

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