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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 260 · 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 rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) evening (d) Monday
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. quiet
  3. slow
  4. rich
  5. stop
  6. asleep
  7. summer
  8. friend
  9. near
  10. above
  11. empty
  12. boy
  13. small
  14. short
  15. far
  16. dark
  17. night
  18. old
  19. far
  20. pull
  21. early
  22. weak
  23. heavy
  24. stand
  25. clean
  26. evening
  27. small
  28. sell
  29. thin
  30. hard
  31. below
  32. late
  33. short
  34. winter
  35. soft
  36. pull
  37. empty
  38. dry
  39. first
  40. light

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