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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 604 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) dirty (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) dry (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) eat (d) sing

Answer key

  1. young
  2. night
  3. buy
  4. big
  5. slow
  6. empty
  7. dirty
  8. light
  9. late
  10. dry
  11. in
  12. out
  13. asleep
  14. small
  15. wet
  16. short
  17. close
  18. sad
  19. go
  20. poor
  21. take
  22. below
  23. slow
  24. hot
  25. asleep
  26. empty
  27. hot
  28. far
  29. weak
  30. rich
  31. soft
  32. pull
  33. quiet
  34. night
  35. stop
  36. thin
  37. weak
  38. happy
  39. dark
  40. lose

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