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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 54 · 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: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) light
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) go
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. stand
  3. weak
  4. last
  5. light
  6. lose
  7. big
  8. small
  9. hot
  10. go
  11. small
  12. dark
  13. short
  14. short
  15. dry
  16. dirty
  17. night
  18. awake
  19. asleep
  20. pull
  21. heavy
  22. out
  23. hard
  24. slow
  25. hot
  26. out
  27. outside
  28. wet
  29. cold
  30. down
  31. empty
  32. win
  33. hard
  34. old
  35. friend
  36. light
  37. take
  38. slow
  39. summer
  40. quiet

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