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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 349 · 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 “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) Monday (d) morning
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) early (d) sad
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. soft
  3. out
  4. dark
  5. poor
  6. far
  7. wet
  8. hot
  9. old
  10. light
  11. hard
  12. close
  13. girl
  14. weak
  15. empty
  16. awake
  17. quiet
  18. outside
  19. short
  20. hot
  21. late
  22. down
  23. weak
  24. in
  25. take
  26. empty
  27. slow
  28. big
  29. winter
  30. boy
  31. hard
  32. pull
  33. night
  34. first
  35. sit
  36. asleep
  37. early
  38. slow
  39. night
  40. happy

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