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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 434 · 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) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. boy
  3. rich
  4. short
  5. small
  6. late
  7. slow
  8. first
  9. dark
  10. soft
  11. slow
  12. weak
  13. asleep
  14. light
  15. fast
  16. night
  17. pull
  18. weak
  19. far
  20. above
  21. cold
  22. out
  23. far
  24. young
  25. pull
  26. win
  27. night
  28. below
  29. empty
  30. early
  31. close
  32. clean
  33. wet
  34. evening
  35. full
  36. hard
  37. down
  38. short
  39. short
  40. heavy

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