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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 247 · 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 “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early

Answer key

  1. day
  2. out
  3. take
  4. small
  5. near
  6. first
  7. hard
  8. slow
  9. hard
  10. heavy
  11. happy
  12. wet
  13. weak
  14. far
  15. young
  16. empty
  17. above
  18. big
  19. in
  20. hot
  21. dark
  22. last
  23. late
  24. old
  25. night
  26. short
  27. below
  28. stand
  29. asleep
  30. empty
  31. soft
  32. light
  33. winter
  34. strong
  35. fast
  36. hot
  37. thin
  38. poor
  39. boy
  40. weak

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