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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 301 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom

Answer key

  1. out
  2. asleep
  3. slow
  4. winter
  5. night
  6. small
  7. weak
  8. short
  9. win
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. slow
  13. heavy
  14. down
  15. big
  16. pull
  17. hot
  18. hot
  19. strong
  20. quiet
  21. night
  22. out
  23. wet
  24. stop
  25. rich
  26. empty
  27. cold
  28. go
  29. hard
  30. dark
  31. slow
  32. summer
  33. early
  34. friend
  35. far
  36. thin
  37. pull
  38. buy
  39. clean
  40. bottom

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