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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 600 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) empty (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) below (d) happy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) Monday (d) summer
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. slow
  3. young
  4. empty
  5. sell
  6. big
  7. first
  8. soft
  9. light
  10. small
  11. out
  12. late
  13. slow
  14. small
  15. hot
  16. heavy
  17. take
  18. night
  19. full
  20. fast
  21. stop
  22. cold
  23. lose
  24. empty
  25. pull
  26. friend
  27. light
  28. dark
  29. asleep
  30. last
  31. below
  32. start
  33. evening
  34. far
  35. day
  36. hard
  37. dirty
  38. slow
  39. asleep
  40. down

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