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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 312 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) in (d) cold
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sit (d) sing

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. enemy
  3. asleep
  4. heavy
  5. out
  6. near
  7. happy
  8. in
  9. hot
  10. winter
  11. asleep
  12. short
  13. small
  14. late
  15. weak
  16. pull
  17. early
  18. out
  19. hard
  20. far
  21. night
  22. fast
  23. slow
  24. slow
  25. light
  26. soft
  27. small
  28. stand
  29. sad
  30. above
  31. dark
  32. quiet
  33. awake
  34. empty
  35. evening
  36. short
  37. weak
  38. wet
  39. big
  40. start

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