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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 283 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud

Answer key

  1. far
  2. dirty
  3. asleep
  4. hot
  5. wet
  6. hot
  7. slow
  8. out
  9. go
  10. short
  11. soft
  12. hard
  13. lose
  14. evening
  15. day
  16. sit
  17. small
  18. dry
  19. small
  20. dark
  21. friend
  22. weak
  23. winter
  24. young
  25. hot
  26. boy
  27. awake
  28. hard
  29. poor
  30. light
  31. sell
  32. slow
  33. summer
  34. pull
  35. fast
  36. weak
  37. full
  38. pull
  39. in
  40. thin

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