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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. hard
  3. lose
  4. dark
  5. out
  6. hot
  7. bottom
  8. close
  9. night
  10. early
  11. first
  12. out
  13. start
  14. young
  15. outside
  16. take
  17. pull
  18. win
  19. poor
  20. boy
  21. light
  22. hard
  23. heavy
  24. asleep
  25. far
  26. short
  27. weak
  28. empty
  29. sad
  30. in
  31. girl
  32. evening
  33. near
  34. fast
  35. small
  36. soft
  37. go
  38. dirty
  39. weak
  40. rich

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