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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 394 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) below (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) late (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) loud (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. wet
  3. near
  4. awake
  5. small
  6. fast
  7. small
  8. cry
  9. hard
  10. weak
  11. buy
  12. dark
  13. light
  14. slow
  15. short
  16. cold
  17. empty
  18. night
  19. below
  20. top
  21. pull
  22. asleep
  23. poor
  24. boy
  25. quiet
  26. day
  27. old
  28. dry
  29. stop
  30. young
  31. above
  32. slow
  33. enemy
  34. rich
  35. empty
  36. short
  37. hard
  38. light
  39. win
  40. big

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