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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 608 · 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: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  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 “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) thin (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. quiet
  3. empty
  4. small
  5. stop
  6. dark
  7. empty
  8. buy
  9. outside
  10. poor
  11. full
  12. above
  13. last
  14. old
  15. lose
  16. far
  17. late
  18. night
  19. short
  20. pull
  21. clean
  22. out
  23. summer
  24. dry
  25. short
  26. hot
  27. weak
  28. slow
  29. slow
  30. win
  31. young
  32. dirty
  33. below
  34. night
  35. thin
  36. hot
  37. first
  38. asleep
  39. small
  40. weak

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