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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 368 · 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 “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. outside
  3. hot
  4. short
  5. out
  6. hot
  7. bottom
  8. light
  9. hard
  10. evening
  11. summer
  12. quiet
  13. empty
  14. late
  15. asleep
  16. night
  17. weak
  18. friend
  19. lose
  20. strong
  21. weak
  22. below
  23. heavy
  24. night
  25. winter
  26. sad
  27. near
  28. short
  29. far
  30. young
  31. slow
  32. full
  33. last
  34. cry
  35. far
  36. dirty
  37. small
  38. pull
  39. first
  40. empty

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