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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 58 · 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 “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. winter
  3. rich
  4. take
  5. weak
  6. young
  7. hot
  8. far
  9. first
  10. cold
  11. slow
  12. slow
  13. empty
  14. sit
  15. friend
  16. pull
  17. small
  18. outside
  19. pull
  20. asleep
  21. boy
  22. slow
  23. soft
  24. strong
  25. dark
  26. asleep
  27. girl
  28. hard
  29. night
  30. awake
  31. stop
  32. weak
  33. close
  34. short
  35. hard
  36. late
  37. hot
  38. light
  39. out
  40. hot

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