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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 411 · 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 “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) cold (d) down
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain

Answer key

  1. awake
  2. dirty
  3. day
  4. enemy
  5. small
  6. asleep
  7. heavy
  8. night
  9. out
  10. short
  11. dark
  12. buy
  13. go
  14. dry
  15. hot
  16. short
  17. hard
  18. winter
  19. top
  20. first
  21. boy
  22. pull
  23. young
  24. poor
  25. wet
  26. rich
  27. cry
  28. weak
  29. asleep
  30. late
  31. slow
  32. evening
  33. outside
  34. hot
  35. empty
  36. far
  37. night
  38. weak
  39. slow
  40. summer

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