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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 438 · 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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) cry (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start

Answer key

  1. short
  2. early
  3. soft
  4. small
  5. pull
  6. stop
  7. night
  8. take
  9. hot
  10. young
  11. winter
  12. last
  13. empty
  14. summer
  15. above
  16. out
  17. sit
  18. asleep
  19. night
  20. hard
  21. cry
  22. empty
  23. wet
  24. fast
  25. top
  26. light
  27. rich
  28. dark
  29. far
  30. heavy
  31. lose
  32. hard
  33. far
  34. out
  35. happy
  36. awake
  37. slow
  38. near
  39. below
  40. start

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