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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 387 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. early
  3. hot
  4. hot
  5. winter
  6. go
  7. bottom
  8. hard
  9. young
  10. clean
  11. fast
  12. below
  13. dark
  14. out
  15. hot
  16. slow
  17. day
  18. poor
  19. small
  20. pull
  21. slow
  22. night
  23. empty
  24. soft
  25. sad
  26. full
  27. top
  28. light
  29. short
  30. stand
  31. lose
  32. asleep
  33. girl
  34. night
  35. dirty
  36. out
  37. down
  38. strong
  39. outside
  40. short

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