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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. night
  3. far
  4. winter
  5. weak
  6. short
  7. slow
  8. late
  9. night
  10. short
  11. early
  12. pull
  13. hot
  14. go
  15. hot
  16. stop
  17. boy
  18. out
  19. dark
  20. cold
  21. soft
  22. heavy
  23. clean
  24. in
  25. below
  26. first
  27. poor
  28. young
  29. down
  30. quiet
  31. sit
  32. asleep
  33. empty
  34. big
  35. out
  36. day
  37. weak
  38. happy
  39. strong
  40. small

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