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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 57 · 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 “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sit (d) sleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) full (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. fast
  3. hot
  4. quiet
  5. far
  6. night
  7. thin
  8. lose
  9. below
  10. above
  11. hard
  12. evening
  13. empty
  14. weak
  15. night
  16. light
  17. cold
  18. stand
  19. short
  20. dark
  21. young
  22. cry
  23. happy
  24. dirty
  25. hot
  26. slow
  27. in
  28. outside
  29. heavy
  30. summer
  31. hot
  32. buy
  33. strong
  34. sell
  35. short
  36. down
  37. rich
  38. pull
  39. small
  40. slow

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