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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 521 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) dry (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. thin
  3. heavy
  4. clean
  5. short
  6. empty
  7. night
  8. top
  9. night
  10. dark
  11. small
  12. near
  13. winter
  14. asleep
  15. hot
  16. above
  17. bottom
  18. girl
  19. strong
  20. win
  21. far
  22. weak
  23. wet
  24. evening
  25. sell
  26. first
  27. in
  28. slow
  29. dirty
  30. asleep
  31. out
  32. slow
  33. pull
  34. late
  35. young
  36. close
  37. fast
  38. happy
  39. sad
  40. enemy

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