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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 198 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) farmer
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) empty (d) fast
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat

Answer key

  1. short
  2. start
  3. night
  4. friend
  5. girl
  6. sit
  7. hard
  8. dark
  9. rich
  10. sad
  11. enemy
  12. slow
  13. hot
  14. day
  15. in
  16. young
  17. empty
  18. happy
  19. old
  20. far
  21. weak
  22. take
  23. heavy
  24. weak
  25. empty
  26. bottom
  27. stand
  28. night
  29. hot
  30. short
  31. slow
  32. fast
  33. quiet
  34. pull
  35. outside
  36. full
  37. early
  38. hot
  39. asleep
  40. close

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