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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 257 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. night
  3. slow
  4. out
  5. heavy
  6. buy
  7. cry
  8. down
  9. hot
  10. cold
  11. near
  12. hot
  13. weak
  14. above
  15. hard
  16. slow
  17. small
  18. slow
  19. first
  20. summer
  21. far
  22. below
  23. short
  24. empty
  25. fast
  26. young
  27. hot
  28. sell
  29. pull
  30. close
  31. start
  32. win
  33. small
  34. light
  35. dark
  36. day
  37. dry
  38. full
  39. outside
  40. light

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