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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 524 · 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 “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) river (d) Monday
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) boy (d) tree
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold

Answer key

  1. last
  2. asleep
  3. weak
  4. night
  5. hard
  6. happy
  7. far
  8. dry
  9. sad
  10. full
  11. asleep
  12. quiet
  13. evening
  14. small
  15. start
  16. top
  17. hot
  18. young
  19. short
  20. below
  21. big
  22. stop
  23. pull
  24. short
  25. out
  26. slow
  27. strong
  28. fast
  29. go
  30. in
  31. girl
  32. cold
  33. near
  34. dirty
  35. boy
  36. hot
  37. heavy
  38. hot
  39. buy
  40. wet

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