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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 465 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  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.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) late (d) quiet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. full
  3. small
  4. dirty
  5. take
  6. weak
  7. night
  8. hot
  9. asleep
  10. far
  11. rich
  12. slow
  13. slow
  14. thin
  15. young
  16. short
  17. strong
  18. small
  19. sell
  20. early
  21. start
  22. clean
  23. cry
  24. quiet
  25. stop
  26. empty
  27. dark
  28. heavy
  29. hot
  30. pull
  31. short
  32. girl
  33. poor
  34. pull
  35. late
  36. win
  37. soft
  38. above
  39. friend
  40. happy

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