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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 373 · 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 “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. night
  3. short
  4. pull
  5. stand
  6. soft
  7. hot
  8. asleep
  9. quiet
  10. outside
  11. slow
  12. small
  13. clean
  14. thin
  15. young
  16. summer
  17. girl
  18. slow
  19. hot
  20. top
  21. light
  22. far
  23. fast
  24. big
  25. out
  26. stop
  27. dark
  28. far
  29. wet
  30. day
  31. first
  32. dirty
  33. slow
  34. pull
  35. dry
  36. rich
  37. small
  38. short
  39. start
  40. cold

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