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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 184 · 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 “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. small
  3. cold
  4. dark
  5. short
  6. out
  7. out
  8. pull
  9. sell
  10. winter
  11. weak
  12. stand
  13. evening
  14. weak
  15. slow
  16. girl
  17. heavy
  18. hot
  19. outside
  20. fast
  21. asleep
  22. night
  23. short
  24. clean
  25. thin
  26. stop
  27. bottom
  28. night
  29. soft
  30. start
  31. rich
  32. wet
  33. empty
  34. early
  35. far
  36. close
  37. big
  38. first
  39. sad
  40. awake

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