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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 420 · 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 “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) dry (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot

Answer key

  1. enemy
  2. empty
  3. sad
  4. far
  5. summer
  6. pull
  7. fast
  8. light
  9. asleep
  10. hot
  11. slow
  12. first
  13. hot
  14. out
  15. slow
  16. lose
  17. heavy
  18. weak
  19. late
  20. go
  21. thin
  22. awake
  23. night
  24. short
  25. young
  26. in
  27. far
  28. bottom
  29. close
  30. hot
  31. quiet
  32. down
  33. top
  34. friend
  35. strong
  36. sell
  37. wet
  38. small
  39. old
  40. night

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