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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 353 · 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 “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) short (d) soft
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

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

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