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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 493 · 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 “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) dry (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) buy (d) sit
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet

Answer key

  1. quiet
  2. lose
  3. clean
  4. heavy
  5. old
  6. slow
  7. stand
  8. dry
  9. first
  10. out
  11. in
  12. far
  13. dark
  14. hot
  15. young
  16. asleep
  17. girl
  18. early
  19. top
  20. buy
  21. short
  22. day
  23. cold
  24. evening
  25. out
  26. close
  27. weak
  28. hard
  29. sad
  30. big
  31. enemy
  32. slow
  33. weak
  34. night
  35. outside
  36. hot
  37. night
  38. empty
  39. happy
  40. poor

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