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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 192 · 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 “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry

Answer key

  1. big
  2. hard
  3. light
  4. hot
  5. heavy
  6. night
  7. asleep
  8. close
  9. weak
  10. wet
  11. pull
  12. fast
  13. far
  14. slow
  15. late
  16. slow
  17. hot
  18. short
  19. summer
  20. asleep
  21. buy
  22. outside
  23. take
  24. light
  25. down
  26. awake
  27. in
  28. first
  29. stand
  30. quiet
  31. hard
  32. far
  33. dark
  34. stop
  35. bottom
  36. early
  37. slow
  38. dry
  39. small
  40. young

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