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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 483 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. light
  3. hard
  4. asleep
  5. out
  6. heavy
  7. last
  8. young
  9. down
  10. first
  11. night
  12. thin
  13. far
  14. out
  15. outside
  16. hot
  17. dark
  18. clean
  19. short
  20. quiet
  21. dry
  22. top
  23. stand
  24. buy
  25. dirty
  26. winter
  27. soft
  28. sad
  29. short
  30. stop
  31. strong
  32. old
  33. sit
  34. early
  35. far
  36. night
  37. short
  38. friend
  39. pull
  40. small

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