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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 252 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. near
  3. small
  4. hard
  5. heavy
  6. evening
  7. first
  8. pull
  9. slow
  10. thin
  11. empty
  12. hot
  13. night
  14. slow
  15. last
  16. sad
  17. in
  18. far
  19. small
  20. stop
  21. full
  22. out
  23. sit
  24. weak
  25. asleep
  26. fast
  27. summer
  28. night
  29. hot
  30. weak
  31. win
  32. below
  33. bottom
  34. outside
  35. happy
  36. light
  37. above
  38. sell
  39. late
  40. wet

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