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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 498 · 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 “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. dirty
  3. far
  4. asleep
  5. out
  6. asleep
  7. winter
  8. night
  9. evening
  10. dry
  11. wet
  12. soft
  13. below
  14. weak
  15. short
  16. young
  17. hard
  18. fast
  19. pull
  20. rich
  21. happy
  22. win
  23. empty
  24. bottom
  25. slow
  26. stop
  27. weak
  28. enemy
  29. early
  30. empty
  31. heavy
  32. take
  33. strong
  34. out
  35. hot
  36. short
  37. big
  38. dark
  39. boy
  40. full

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