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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 183 · 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) short (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) fast (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. dirty
  3. early
  4. short
  5. young
  6. slow
  7. weak
  8. summer
  9. dark
  10. slow
  11. pull
  12. cold
  13. rich
  14. light
  15. win
  16. small
  17. wet
  18. hot
  19. fast
  20. poor
  21. thin
  22. sad
  23. night
  24. take
  25. outside
  26. start
  27. in
  28. hard
  29. heavy
  30. short
  31. slow
  32. day
  33. above
  34. big
  35. short
  36. night
  37. dry
  38. hard
  39. hot
  40. small

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