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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 609 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. near
  3. quiet
  4. short
  5. sell
  6. hot
  7. hot
  8. hot
  9. start
  10. stand
  11. sad
  12. night
  13. hard
  14. early
  15. top
  16. old
  17. awake
  18. empty
  19. light
  20. slow
  21. weak
  22. girl
  23. slow
  24. last
  25. clean
  26. stop
  27. empty
  28. slow
  29. late
  30. light
  31. young
  32. bottom
  33. thin
  34. night
  35. dark
  36. dry
  37. happy
  38. soft
  39. small
  40. strong

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