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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 590 · 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 “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop

Answer key

  1. near
  2. late
  3. small
  4. sit
  5. weak
  6. short
  7. empty
  8. poor
  9. dirty
  10. hot
  11. slow
  12. night
  13. fast
  14. day
  15. soft
  16. close
  17. dry
  18. night
  19. enemy
  20. dark
  21. hot
  22. outside
  23. empty
  24. young
  25. strong
  26. full
  27. hard
  28. win
  29. weak
  30. thin
  31. pull
  32. last
  33. far
  34. stand
  35. slow
  36. below
  37. heavy
  38. take
  39. old
  40. stop

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