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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 356 · 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 “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) dry (d) up
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat

Answer key

  1. girl
  2. empty
  3. weak
  4. last
  5. small
  6. slow
  7. bottom
  8. hard
  9. heavy
  10. small
  11. asleep
  12. hot
  13. hot
  14. awake
  15. night
  16. below
  17. empty
  18. above
  19. summer
  20. light
  21. light
  22. big
  23. evening
  24. in
  25. winter
  26. thin
  27. slow
  28. hot
  29. boy
  30. short
  31. friend
  32. out
  33. win
  34. pull
  35. cry
  36. close
  37. night
  38. far
  39. day
  40. sit

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