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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 584 · 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 “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. winter
  3. empty
  4. far
  5. slow
  6. slow
  7. empty
  8. small
  9. top
  10. stand
  11. young
  12. in
  13. hard
  14. below
  15. hot
  16. heavy
  17. go
  18. hard
  19. far
  20. close
  21. win
  22. asleep
  23. enemy
  24. hot
  25. rich
  26. weak
  27. cold
  28. sell
  29. late
  30. short
  31. night
  32. last
  33. short
  34. girl
  35. cry
  36. out
  37. lose
  38. full
  39. clean
  40. evening

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