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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 44 · 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 “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) top (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. out
  3. empty
  4. pull
  5. boy
  6. slow
  7. summer
  8. short
  9. short
  10. hard
  11. awake
  12. asleep
  13. fast
  14. first
  15. night
  16. last
  17. outside
  18. enemy
  19. girl
  20. small
  21. wet
  22. far
  23. dark
  24. down
  25. near
  26. night
  27. asleep
  28. top
  29. slow
  30. hot
  31. buy
  32. hot
  33. young
  34. happy
  35. friend
  36. lose
  37. small
  38. slow
  39. heavy
  40. win

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