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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 537 · 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) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) cousin
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) doctor (d) friend
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. clean
  3. heavy
  4. below
  5. stand
  6. asleep
  7. small
  8. pull
  9. weak
  10. hot
  11. short
  12. dirty
  13. lose
  14. rich
  15. hard
  16. slow
  17. enemy
  18. night
  19. empty
  20. close
  21. day
  22. go
  23. above
  24. first
  25. hot
  26. short
  27. bottom
  28. slow
  29. quiet
  30. wet
  31. slow
  32. big
  33. pull
  34. friend
  35. young
  36. cold
  37. summer
  38. in
  39. hard
  40. out

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