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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 375 · 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) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) cry (d) push
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. hot
  3. heavy
  4. dark
  5. empty
  6. out
  7. late
  8. above
  9. small
  10. poor
  11. wet
  12. hot
  13. slow
  14. empty
  15. pull
  16. awake
  17. asleep
  18. last
  19. enemy
  20. evening
  21. clean
  22. young
  23. soft
  24. short
  25. quiet
  26. far
  27. below
  28. cry
  29. night
  30. close
  31. fast
  32. thin
  33. hard
  34. strong
  35. start
  36. friend
  37. hard
  38. girl
  39. stop
  40. weak

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