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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 581 · 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) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) short
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. dark
  3. bottom
  4. short
  5. short
  6. far
  7. go
  8. summer
  9. close
  10. poor
  11. quiet
  12. clean
  13. hard
  14. pull
  15. start
  16. wet
  17. night
  18. thin
  19. empty
  20. above
  21. slow
  22. cry
  23. girl
  24. stop
  25. awake
  26. night
  27. heavy
  28. light
  29. asleep
  30. dirty
  31. short
  32. hot
  33. small
  34. boy
  35. sad
  36. down
  37. near
  38. pull
  39. happy
  40. small

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