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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 455 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) mountain (d) evening
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry

Answer key

  1. out
  2. dark
  3. close
  4. stand
  5. night
  6. take
  7. small
  8. night
  9. slow
  10. short
  11. dry
  12. enemy
  13. lose
  14. hot
  15. winter
  16. summer
  17. empty
  18. heavy
  19. hot
  20. slow
  21. awake
  22. asleep
  23. small
  24. wet
  25. start
  26. short
  27. outside
  28. empty
  29. sell
  30. quiet
  31. last
  32. thin
  33. above
  34. early
  35. weak
  36. pull
  37. far
  38. weak
  39. hot
  40. top

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