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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 543 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold

Answer key

  1. weak
  2. wet
  3. pull
  4. dirty
  5. slow
  6. small
  7. light
  8. hot
  9. dry
  10. heavy
  11. hot
  12. enemy
  13. close
  14. light
  15. short
  16. awake
  17. small
  18. young
  19. take
  20. far
  21. outside
  22. lose
  23. night
  24. stand
  25. boy
  26. dark
  27. in
  28. thin
  29. short
  30. happy
  31. down
  32. big
  33. hard
  34. above
  35. start
  36. asleep
  37. slow
  38. first
  39. friend
  40. cold

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